Lotman and cultural studies: The case for cross- fertilization.
This paper seeks to evaluate the extent to which Lotman's theoretical works could provide a conceptual articulation to the project of British and American cultural studies (CS). Just as CS, Lotman operates with an extensive concept of culture, albeit one mostly limited to nobility culture and focuse...
| Publicado en: | Sign Systems Studies Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 429 - 441 |
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University of Tartu
2002
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