CSCL 1001W Introduction to Cultural Studies Chime In questions

Which of the following is a well-noted phrase by Raymond Williams that defines culture?

"A whole way of life"

Raymond Williams claims that "Culture is _______."

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Ordinary

What does Hall call what each of us carries around in our minds that help us make sense of the world?

conceptual maps

A sign is composed of two parts. What is the technical name for the material form that we perceive (the thing out there), which corresponds to our mental concepts?

Signifier

What is the name of the Swiss linguist whose work paved the way for the semiotic approach?

de Saussure

Meanings can be very individual, but there is still wide agreement about certain meanings. What helps stabilize meanings, what we all use and roughly share in common, that allows us to make similar interpretations?

Codes

As part of our semiotic approach, we discussed the level on analysis that almost everyone would agree on. This is the literal or surface level of meaning. What is the name for this more basic level of meaning?

Denotative

The connection between a signifier and signified (between the thing that we perceive and its mental concept) is always open to change. That is because this relationship is _____________.

Arbitrary

What was the name of the French theorist who took Saussure's linguistic approach and applied it to a study of culture?

Barthes

In "Culture is Ordinary," Raymond Williams made a strong case against higher education and intellectual pursuits.

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