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Social organizations are symbolic constructions, deriving effectiveness through the creation and ... more Social organizations are symbolic constructions, deriving effectiveness through the creation and expression of shared meaning. Symbol systems contain coherent grammars of meaning and structure that can be read by participants and observers. The construction and alteration of symbol systems is a powerful way in which social units define reality for themselves and others. Contemporary analysis of social symbol systems focuses on the structure of the symbol systems but also on the power relations inherent in the production and consumption of meaning. This chapter explores how socially relevant symbol systems are created and used by group members, and how they may be interpreted by students and researchers. Standard methodologies for reading visual symbols are much less well developed than those for verbal symbols. Case studies highlight the modalities of symbolic presentation (music, cultural performance, language), contested symbols (e.g., the Confederate flag), the cultural landscape (e.g., architecture and identity), neoliberalism and public symbol systems (e.g., sports stadium naming rights), and the use of symbols to define the boundaries of identity (e.g., Amish separateness).
Engineering projects may seem like the least symbolic parts of our culture -isn't engineering pur... more Engineering projects may seem like the least symbolic parts of our culture -isn't engineering pure rationality? But they are potent and important symbols. Being engineered, the projects often submerge their symbolism within a rational and instrumental scheme, but the symbols are present and highly legible. As high cost productions of large corporate or state actors, megaengineering projects carry symbolic content that is almost always about elaborating and sustaining the authority and power of those actors. The archetypal suite of historic symbols of power and authority is the Hellenistic "Seven Wonders of the World" list, which presents a range of cultural landscape tropes that are easily recognizable today in the political and social messages contained within large scale engineering projects.
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Society for Classical Studies website, 2019
Social organizations are symbolic constructions, deriving effectiveness through the creation and ... more Social organizations are symbolic constructions, deriving effectiveness through the creation and expression of shared meaning. Symbol systems contain coherent grammars of meaning and structure that can be read by participants and observers. The construction and alteration of symbol systems is a powerful way in which social units define reality for themselves and others. Contemporary analysis of social symbol systems focuses on the structure of the symbol systems but also on the power relations inherent in the production and consumption of meaning. This chapter explores how socially relevant symbol systems are created and used by group members, and how they may be interpreted by students and researchers. Standard methodologies for reading visual symbols are much less well developed than those for verbal symbols. Case studies highlight the modalities of symbolic presentation (music, cultural performance, language), contested symbols (e.g., the Confederate flag), the cultural landscape (e.g., architecture and identity), neoliberalism and public symbol systems (e.g., sports stadium naming rights), and the use of symbols to define the boundaries of identity (e.g., Amish separateness).
Engineering projects may seem like the least symbolic parts of our culture -isn't engineering pur... more Engineering projects may seem like the least symbolic parts of our culture -isn't engineering pure rationality? But they are potent and important symbols. Being engineered, the projects often submerge their symbolism within a rational and instrumental scheme, but the symbols are present and highly legible. As high cost productions of large corporate or state actors, megaengineering projects carry symbolic content that is almost always about elaborating and sustaining the authority and power of those actors. The archetypal suite of historic symbols of power and authority is the Hellenistic "Seven Wonders of the World" list, which presents a range of cultural landscape tropes that are easily recognizable today in the political and social messages contained within large scale engineering projects.
Society for Classical Studies website, 2019
Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2014
Annales du 19e Congrès de l’Association Internationale pour l’Histoire du Verre, 2012. Piran: AIHV
Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2011
An email conversation between Chuck Griffith and Bob Jones in 2001 on the topic of the radio show... more An email conversation between Chuck Griffith and Bob Jones in 2001 on the topic of the radio show 'Myrt and Marge' and the song 'Poor Butterfly.'
