Power in society, economy, and mentality: Towards a semiotic theory of power

dc.contributor.authorSiefkes, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-30T10:20:12Z
dc.date.available2017-11-30T10:20:12Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionDieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.de
dc.descriptionThis publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.en
dc.description.abstractIt is a well-known fact that power is closely connected with signs, but usually this connection is thought to be “after the fact”: signs representing a power whose origin could be understood in non-semiotic terms. In this paper, a different view is introduced: power is an inherently semiotic phenomenon, which can be analyzed with concepts of cultural semiotics. To reach this aim, the three areas of culture defined in Roland Posner's theory of cultural semiotics are taken as basis for definitions of three types of power: power of position, power of disposition, and power of interpretation. These main types of power are delimitated from each other, further differentiated and carefully examined in their semiotic as well as sociological dimensions. The conclusion is reached that the full range of power phenomena can be analyzed with the help of cultural semiotics.en
dc.identifier.eissn0037-1998
dc.identifier.issn1613-3692
dc.identifier.urihttps://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/7238
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-6514
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subject.ddc400 Sprache
dc.subject.ddc410 Linguistik
dc.subject.otherpoweren
dc.subject.otherauthorityen
dc.subject.otherinstitutionsen
dc.subject.otherpropertyen
dc.subject.otherinterpretationen
dc.subject.othercultural semioticsen
dc.titlePower in society, economy, and mentality: Towards a semiotic theory of poweren
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi10.1515/semi.2010.042
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue181
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleSemiotica
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameDe Gruyter
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceBerlin [u.a.]
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend261
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart225
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume2010
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tub.affiliationFak. 1 Geistes- und Bildungswissenschaftende
tub.affiliation.facultyFak. 1 Geistes- und Bildungswissenschaftende
tub.publisher.universityorinstitutionTechnische Universität Berlin

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