Signs and Metaculture, explained

The series "Signs and Metaculture" ended up being a bit too dry to appeal to any readers whatsoever, or at least to those who might be reading blogs like mine. And let's face it, no one is going to stumble on my blog unless they are googling "metaculture". Originally, the series was meant to explore differing aspects of representation through literary devices and terminology. For example, the word "Sign" was the first and I discussed how there were differing opinions on how "Sign" could be interpreted.

The second word I wanted to discuss was the word "Mimesis", a word that obviously lends toward the same meaning as "mime", that is, to imitate. Many philosophers and theorists (from Plato to Erich Auerbach, to Michael Taussig) have come to the conclusion that reality is formed by the imitating of other things.

However, the word Mimesis does not only mean "to imitate" in the sense of a re-telling, rather, it means to actualize and participate in the thingness of the object or idea being represented. In this sense, all cultures, all images, all words, essentially everything, participates together in reinterpreting and taking part in those things which came before.

I hope to delve more into this idea of representation in the future with more or less boring content, but it will be interspersed with other random things. If you have anything to contribute to the site (my wife said she can't read white on black, but I like it), let me know. While you have time on your hands, check out this odd fella.