4) Discuss the implications of the following image for cultural studies and the process of signification (semiotics): https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZfo39rt6nx7XhuHH60I6cT0q9sbWh4E1KrPk3qGDy3zVLn4bM-KVWeSrefztpCPUbArVpIlmsIfXuj_eQ8UiBhBUAzPh8ry6HFwaO_awaYHDkDA7CypQsO7vSzg965UCAC4yFy-iVBI/s320/fs_Magritte_Pipe.jpg (50-75 words)
This image suggest that this is not a pipe which is true, as it is just an image of a pipe- a symbol. This images symbolizes masculinity. Reflects male taste, style and personality of what it means to be a real matured man and is also a signifier of high class masculinity and could be linked to some like Hugh Hefner.
The process of signification is through cultural mythology, we produce meanings in a communication system- semiotics. Which are learnt, transmitted and shared within a community.
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