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Edgard Ore-Giron
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March 19th 2,021
The First Misunderstood meeting: Hernan Cortes with Moctezuma and La Malinche
Paragraph #1: Introduction
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————This essay will explore the cultural symbols of the first encounter between Hernan Cortes and Moctezuma, and Hernan Cortes and la Malinche. For this purpose, image # —– and image #——- will be analyzed using R. Murphy’s theory of culture, L. white’s theory of Symbol and F. de Saussure’s definition of a sign.
Paragraph #2: Definitions
Robert Murphy defines culture asa set of mechanisms for survival, but it provides us also with a definition of reality. It is the matrix into which we are born, it is the anvil upon which our persons and destinies are forged(Ore-Giron, Lecture Notes). Furthermore, Lesly White argues that a symbol isthe key to human existence and that humans can use symbols. While all animals are capable of complex behavior, only humanity depends on symbolic activity.Symbols then are the basis of culture. A symbol is an object, word, or action that stands for something else with no natural relationship that is culturally defined. Everything one does throughout their life is based and organized through cultural symbolism(Ore-Giron, Lecture Notes). In addition, Ferdinand de Saussure says that a sign is a ‘dyadic’ or two-part model of the sign. He defined a sign as being composed of: a ‘signifier’ (signifiant) – the form which the sign takes; and. the ‘signified’ (signifi ) – the concept it represents.
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Paragraph #5 Analysis of your chosen picture
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Paragraph #7 Analysis of your chosen pictureor your Conclusion
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Bibliography
Felluga, Dino. “Modules on Lacan: On the Structure of the Psyche.” Introductory Guide to Critical Theory. 31, January 2011. cla.purdue.edu/academic/english/theory/psychoanalysis/lacanstructure.html.
Murphy, Robert F. “The Human Situation.” Cultural and Social Anthropology: An Overture. 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, 1989, 24.
Ore-Giron, Edgard. “Ferdinand de Saussure, The Symbol, Sign, Codes and Messages”. Latin America Arts and Politics, 27 September 2021. Lecture. University of Arizona.
Ore-Giron, Edgard. “Leslie white and The Symbol”. Latin America Arts and Politics, 27 September 2021. Lecture. University of Arizona.
Ore-Giron, Edgard. “The Conquest of Mexico”. Latin America Arts and Politics, 4 October 2021. Lecture. University of Arizona.
