Denaturalizing the family History at the level of the signifier

Family values are not derived from nature, but have a history in western culture, beginning in the 16th century. The sources of this history are cultural documents of all kinds, including fiction. But documents are not transparent. In order to read them attentively as a basis for interpreting the pa...

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Published inEuropean journal of cultural studies Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 289 - 303
Main Author Belsey, Catherine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, Thousand Oaks CA and New Delhi SAGE Publications 01.08.2001
Subjects
Cultural studies
Cultural Values
Culture
Deconstruction
Discourse Analysis
Family
Family Research
Fiction
Historiography
History
Language
Records (Documents)
Research Methodology
Social History
Social Values
Values
Western Society
fiction
interpretation
culture
language
historiography
signifier
differend
family
deconstruction
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Summary:Family values are not derived from nature, but have a history in western culture, beginning in the 16th century. The sources of this history are cultural documents of all kinds, including fiction. But documents are not transparent. In order to read them attentively as a basis for interpreting the past, we need to define a relationship between the interpreting subject, the object of knowledge, and language in its broadest sense. Cultural history is history at the level of the signifier.
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ISSN:1367-5494
1460-3551
DOI:10.1177/136754940100400303