How Do Books Shape Us? |A Semiotic Perspective| – The Engineering of Conscious Experience

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An idea for a new video series looking at social and cultural theories to help discuss how books shape us as people.

Theory:
Universe of the Mind: A Semiotic Theory of Culture (1990) by Yuri Lotman

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Records</a></span></span> </div> </header> </article> </div> <div id="comments" class="comments-area"> <h5 class="comments-title"> 8 thoughts on “<span>How Do Books Shape Us? |A Semiotic Perspective|</span>” </h5> <ol class="comment-list"> <li id="comment-240674" class="comment even thread-even depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-240674" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD_RTVv-xKl1hC3NWTWRAUg" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">BetweenLinesandLife</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/how-do-books-shape-us-a-semiotic-perspective/#comment-240674"><time datetime="2020-09-11T10:58:57-07:00">September 11, 2020 at 10:58 am</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>MINI-SERIES!!!!! <br />I feel like this is a topic often explored in bookish communities and strangely enough, I found so many people arguing about the rights and wrongs of it, so this is just so refreshing.<br />You did a great job explaining the theory, especially the little summary at the end of your explanation; the adaptation to literature made total sense, especially on people's perspectives and actions within. I definitely agree with you that we all build and have our own semiospheres, however I often feel like a lot of people "build" theirs so close to a modell of what is expected and seen as "right", it barely is their own and they have trouble communicating through it because of that. It feels like we want to search for one sphere that encapsulates everyone within a certain culture in search of our own identity which ironically makes us actually neglected our own. Sometimes it feels as if people just shut off that experience other than their own too because of that.</p> </div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-240673" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-240673" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUboZP1VriVO2aYVBexY5rw" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">A Cruel Reader's Thesis</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/how-do-books-shape-us-a-semiotic-perspective/#comment-240673"><time datetime="2020-09-11T12:18:07-07:00">September 11, 2020 at 12:18 pm</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>This is the kind of nerdy video series that gives me life!</p> </div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-240672" class="comment even thread-even depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-240672" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxQcNtUdM-jiuzyhinos9w" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">rainbow sky gay and proud</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/how-do-books-shape-us-a-semiotic-perspective/#comment-240672"><time datetime="2020-09-11T15:31:46-07:00">September 11, 2020 at 3:31 pm</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>this was a great video Matthew good job</p> </div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-240671" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-240671" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzb5P2BA7-i7UmvzurU7Udg" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Lydia Holmes</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/how-do-books-shape-us-a-semiotic-perspective/#comment-240671"><time datetime="2020-09-12T12:58:28-07:00">September 12, 2020 at 12:58 pm</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>whew this was super interesting!</p> </div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-240670" class="comment even thread-even depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-240670" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJM8kt4AZDQNiFaWFHcf_vQ" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Dorrit</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/how-do-books-shape-us-a-semiotic-perspective/#comment-240670"><time datetime="2020-09-13T02:21:28-07:00">September 13, 2020 at 2:21 am</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>I loved this!</p> </div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-240669" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-240669" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHver5Uhawuq2A2ZZq4Zq8A" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">VelmaVlogs</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/how-do-books-shape-us-a-semiotic-perspective/#comment-240669"><time datetime="2020-09-15T23:46:35-07:00">September 15, 2020 at 11:46 pm</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>As someone who sidestepped academia, I find your videos so fresh and engaging. You have a wonderful way of explaining complex topics in an accessible way. Semiotics sounds fascinating, and I appreciated your ‘spin’ on this particular theory in a tech focused, interconnected world.</p> <p>I’m now, inevitably, thinking about my own semiosphere, and what my canon might be. I’m interested too in those peripheral books. The ones we’ve enjoyed but don’t always talk about, the ‘guilty pleasures’, or those that appeal to a shadow self.</p> </div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-240668" class="comment even thread-even depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-240668" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Margaret Pinard</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/how-do-books-shape-us-a-semiotic-perspective/#comment-240668"><time datetime="2021-02-20T10:08:24-07:00">February 20, 2021 at 10:08 am</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>A very pertinent discussion now with all the othering going on… interesting to contemplate how books play their part for one side or the other. Thank you for pinning all this up to gaze at 🙂</p> </div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-240667" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-240667" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Margaret Pinard</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/how-do-books-shape-us-a-semiotic-perspective/#comment-240667"><time datetime="2021-02-20T10:11:17-07:00">February 20, 2021 at 10:11 am</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>This sounds like a perfect video to recommend during an announcement for Women-In-Translation later this summer! <b>ahem</b> ;D</p> </div> </article> </li> </ol> <p class="no-comments">Comments are closed.</p> </div> </main> </div> <div class="col-md-3 px-lg-3 "> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="colophon" class="site-footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 text-center"> <div class="site-info"> <span> Powered By: <a href="https://wordpress.org/" target="_blank">WordPress</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span> Theme: <a href="https://odiethemes.com/themes/magazinebook/" target="_blank">MagazineBook</a> By OdieThemes </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <script>(function(){var advanced_ads_ga_UID="UA-88163215-1",advanced_ads_ga_anonymIP=!!1;window.advanced_ads_check_adblocker=function(t){var n=[],e=null;function a(t){var n=window.requestAnimationFrame||window.mozRequestAnimationFrame||window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame||function(t){return setTimeout(t,16)};n.call(window,t)}return a((function(){var t=document.createElement("div");t.innerHTML=" ",t.setAttribute("class","ad_unit ad-unit text-ad text_ad pub_300x250"),t.setAttribute("style","width: 1px !important; height: 1px !important; position: absolute !important; left: 0px !important; top: 0px !important; overflow: hidden !important;"),document.body.appendChild(t),a((function(){var a,o,i=null===(a=(o=window).getComputedStyle)||void 0===a?void 0:a.call(o,t),d=null==i?void 0:i.getPropertyValue("-moz-binding");e=i&&"none"===i.getPropertyValue("display")||"string"==typeof d&&-1!==d.indexOf("about:");for(var c=0,r=n.length;c<r;c++)n[c](e);n=[]}))})),function(t){"undefined"==typeof advanced_ads_adblocker_test&&(e=!0),null!==e?t(e):n.push(t)}}(),function(){function t(t){this.UID=t,this.analyticsObject="function"==typeof gtag;var n=this;return this.count=function(){gtag("event","AdBlock",{event_category:"Advanced Ads",event_label:"Yes",non_interaction:!0,send_to:n.UID})},function(){if(!n.analyticsObject){var e=document.createElement("script");e.src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id="+t,e.async=!0,document.body.appendChild(e),window.dataLayer=window.dataLayer||[],window.gtag=function(){dataLayer.push(arguments)},n.analyticsObject=!0,gtag("js",new Date)}var a={send_page_view:!1,transport_type:"beacon"};window.advanced_ads_ga_anonymIP&&(a.anonymize_ip=!0),gtag("config",t,a)}(),this}advanced_ads_check_adblocker((function(n){n&&new t(advanced_ads_ga_UID).count()}))}();})();</script><div style="clear:both;width:100%;text-align:center; font-size:11px; "><a target="_blank" title="WP2Social Auto Publish" href="https://xyzscripts.com/wordpress-plugins/facebook-auto-publish/compare" >WP2Social Auto Publish</a> Powered By : <a target="_blank" title="PHP Scripts & Programs" href="http://www.xyzscripts.com" >XYZScripts.com</a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/wp-content/themes/magazinebook/js/navigation.js?ver=1.0.9" id="magazinebook-navigation-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/wp-content/themes/magazinebook/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js?ver=1.0.9" id="magazinebook-skip-link-focus-fix-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/wp-content/themes/magazinebook/js/jquery.easy-ticker.js?ver=3.1.0" id="magazinebook-news-ticker-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/wp-content/themes/magazinebook/js/splide.min.js?ver=2.3.1" id="splide-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://theengineeringofconsciousexperience.com/wp-content/themes/magazinebook/js/theme.js?ver=1.0.9" id="magazinebook-theme-js-js"></script> <script>!function(){window.advanced_ads_ready_queue=window.advanced_ads_ready_queue||[],advanced_ads_ready_queue.push=window.advanced_ads_ready;for(var d=0,a=advanced_ads_ready_queue.length;d<a;d++)advanced_ads_ready(advanced_ads_ready_queue[d])}();</script> </body> </html>