Structuralism
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Structuralism is a powerful movement in the human sciences which has had a lasting impact and the influence across a broad range of academic disciplines. Part of the "Paladin Movements and Ideas" series, this book traces the intellectual roots of structuralism, dating from the early part of this century in the linguistic theories of Saussure and the literary theory of Jakobson and the Russian formalists. It was in France in the 1950s that Barthes and Levi-Strauss helped to elaborate and popularize it. They and their French followers applied structuralist ideas to literature, to architecture, to anthropology and, most famously, to "popular culture". Structuralism was the first intellectual movement to take the manifestations of modern life in advertising, television, film, supermarkets and sports seriously.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This work investigates the intellectual origins and interdisciplinary expansion of structuralism as a defining movement in the human sciences. John Sturrock, a noted scholar of French literature and thought, provides a rigorous examination of the movement's trajectory from early 20th-century linguistic foundations to its mid-century dominance in France. He argues that structuralism fundamentally altered how academic disciplines analyze human behavior and cultural artifacts by prioritizing underlying systems of meaning over individual expression.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Historical analysis of the linguistic theories of Ferdinand de Saussure and Roman Jakobson.
- Examination of the Russian Formalist influence on structuralist methodology.
- Case studies on the application of structuralist thought to literature, architecture, and anthropology.
- Critical assessment of how structuralism elevated popular culture, including advertising and film, to subjects of serious academic inquiry.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
The text serves as a dense, scholarly introduction to the complexities of structuralist thought and its historical development. It is regarded as a foundational resource for students and researchers seeking to understand the movement's broad impact on modern intellectual history.
Page Count:
256
Publication Date:
1993-11-15
Publisher:
Fontana Press
ISBN-10:
0006863019
ISBN-13:
9780006863014
Philosophy
Anthropology
Literary theory
Linguistics
Structuralism
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