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Meaning-making is the fundamental process by which all things come to have value and semantic meaning to humans. This channel is something like a container channel for deeper research into different aspects of meaning, as well as a sampling of content and others' research channels.

Contents include:
Histories of Meaning
Identity Formation
Groups, Discourses, Cultures
Symbol Manipulation
Brand Theory

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On Enchantment in Modernity | simpolism
On Enchantment in Modernity | simpolism
About — Stephen Willats
About — Stephen Willats
The alchemist ; language and meaning
The alchemist ; language and meaning
Habit and History - Robert Bellah
Habit and History - Robert Bellah
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Decentralized Brands
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Distributed Memetics - Allen Farrington - Medium
Distributed Memetics - Allen Farrington…

Discourse is not a synonym for language. Discourse does not refer to linguistic or signifying systems, grammars, speech acts, or conversations. To think of discourse as mere spoken or written words forming descriptive statements is to enact the mistake of representationalist thinking. Dis- course is not what is said; it is that which constrains and enables what can be said. Discursive practices define what counts as meaningful state- ments. Statements are not the mere utterances of the originating con- sciousness of a unified subject; rather, statements and subjects emerge from a field of possibilities. This field of possibilities is not static or singular but rather is a dynamic and contingent multiplicity.

Discourse vs Language
Meaningful
Meaningful
Reflections on Cathexis
Reflections on Cathexis
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Jason Grinblat on Twitter
Jason Grinblat on Twitter
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