Doctoral Thesis
Discourse, diegesis and the real: An integrative theory of meaning
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Murdoch University
1986
Abstract
Introduction
If there is one time and place to which I can allocate the origins of the concerns of this dissertation, it is the occurrence of a dialogue at Murdoch University between one of my students and myself over Saussure's definition of a signified as a concept. I chose an example from the medium film, specifically Andy Warhol's eight-hour uninterrupted shot of the Empire State Building in New York. (I did not claim to have seen it: conceptual art is always more fun to hear about than to experience.) The signified, at least the denotative signified, of this shot was, I argued, of the concept of the Empire State Building. Had I seen the film I might never have said this, but even so my rationalization of this view fell dead upon my own ears: of course the denotative signified of this shot was the accursed building itself, although connotatively it may, as the title suggests, hold all sorts of meanings about American imperialism and hubris in constructing such a monument to 'manifest destiny.' ...
Details
- Title
- Discourse, diegesis and the real: An integrative theory of meaning
- Authors/Creators
- Ian Stuart Douglas
- Contributors
- Horst Ruthrof (Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Murdoch University; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Identifiers
- 991005541665007891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Human Communication
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Doctoral Thesis
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