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... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > criticism/critical theory > semiotic warfare
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > criticism/critical theory > semiotic warfare
... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > popular culture studies > semiotic warfare
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > popular culture studies > semiotic warfare

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semiotic warfare  

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  • Semiotic warfare is an analytical term used by academics to describe the process by which subcultures and activist groups attempt to question the meaning of cultural signs and symbols. As its name suggests, semiotic warfare is founded on the linguistic principles first set forth by Ferdinand de Saussure and later amended by Roland Barthes in works such as Elements of Semiology and Mythologies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Semiotic Warfare]

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