Scenes, Semiotics and the New Real

Exploring the Value of Originality and Difference
2016. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-59111-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 107 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 299 g

This book provides a semiotic analysis of 'scenes', powerful vehicles for introducing new ideas, perspectives and behaviours, as a concept. In particular, it examines the types of scene that exist; explores their effectiveness in spreading new ideas; and considers their vital role in introducing originality and difference in modern society.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, Chris

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturtheorie: Poetik und Literaturästhetik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Defining scenes 2. Tower Hamlets as a type 1 (time+/place+) scene 3. Further scenic types 4. Scenic capital and the attractiveness of scenes 5. How scenes can rapidly diminish to normality part 1, chainification 6. Simulacra and the really real (authenticity) 7. How scenes can rapidly diminish to normality part 2, tourism, social media and the mass media 8. Keeping a scene, a scene Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Chris Brown is Senior Lecturer at UCL Institute of Education, UK. With a long-standing interest in the application of sociological theory to the issues of day-to-day life, he has written three books and won the AERA Emerging Scholar Award (2015) in recognition of his work.