Ego meets Alter: The meaning of otherness in cultural semiotics
Эго встречается с Альтер: значение инаковости в культурной семиотике
2000-01-01
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Cet article contribue a la definition de la semiotique culturelle, ou semiotique de la culture en differenciant plusieurs approches. De la, l'A. definit plusieurs concepts comme ceux de non-culture ou d' extra-culture, definis par l'opposition traditionnelle entre Ego et Alter -telle qu'elle a ete entendue par Benveniste (1966)- et commente les considerations sur l'alterite proposees par Bakhtin et Peirce. L'A. propose une reflexion a partir des exemples suivants : 1) la rencontre des cultures lors de la conquete des Ameriques a travers l'etude critique des travaux de Todorov (1982) et Gruzinski (1990) ; 2) l'opposition culturelle entre les hommes et les femmes analysee par Foucault (1976, 1984) dans son histoire de la sexualite.
Key Findings
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It defines non-culture and extra-culture through the traditional Ego–Alter opposition associated with Benveniste.
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The analysis examines cultural encounters during the conquest of the Americas through a critical review of Todorov and Gruzinski.
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The article applies cultural otherness to gender opposition, analyzing relations between men and women through Foucault’s history of sexuality.
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The article differentiates several approaches to cultural semiotics, contributing to a more precise definition of the field.
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The discussion compares conceptions of otherness developed by Bakhtin and Peirce within cultural semiotics.
Research Object
Cultural otherness, including encounters between cultures during the conquest of the Americas and the cultural opposition between men and women
Research Subject
The semiotic meaning and conceptualization of otherness through the Ego–Alter opposition, including non-culture and extra-culture
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