tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082929785652792749.post801663795324668517..comments2023-06-16T10:52:52.408-04:00Comments on ethnografix (people + writing) = a blog by ryan anderson: Maria and MeaningRyan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18008425994341539639noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082929785652792749.post-86882635348206510842009-01-04T21:21:00.000-05:002009-01-04T21:21:00.000-05:00hey larry:"In other words, meaning is achieved onl...hey larry:<BR/><BR/>"In other words, meaning is achieved only through interpretation."<BR/><BR/>I would argue that interpretation is part of it, but not everything. But not everything...as in the case of of "Maria," there is how the different groups interpret who and what Maria is--but there is also the way that Maria is portrayed or represented by different entities. Who has the ability to create or shape the ways that Maria is understood by different people? In the case that would be the Catholic Church, Mexican Playboy, etc. <BR/><BR/>So ya I would say that interpretation is a big part, but so is the ability to portray Maria in different ways. This case is an example of two large entities battling about meaning a bit--Mexican Playboy and the Catholic Church.<BR/><BR/>So I might say that meaning comes about through a cycle of representations, interpretations, and then actions by different people, groups, etc.<BR/><BR/>barista wrote:<BR/><BR/>"What is interesting about the post is the swirl of activity around those images which actually can't be described as "interpretation."<BR/><BR/>I agree. Although interpretation is in there, something else is going on as well. People are reacting and doing something about the meaning, changing it in different ways. Challenging the meanings on a daily basis.<BR/><BR/>But then certain larger groups act to reign those kinds of interpretations in, especially when a competing view makes a little too many waves (and a Maria-esque pic on Playboy's cover definitely qualifies as making waves, IMO).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for dropping by to both of you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082929785652792749.post-73159625779122144302009-01-04T07:28:00.000-05:002009-01-04T07:28:00.000-05:00But your deliberate reduction is more than just "i...But your deliberate reduction is more than just "interpretation", isn't it? What you have just carried out is a social act, informed by two colliding universes of experience, and your desire to create an outcome, your intention. <BR/><BR/>What is interesting about the post is the swirl of activity around those images which actually can't be described as "interpretation."<BR/><BR/>(I think I have just turned into an anthropological groupie.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082929785652792749.post-46685951442910898282009-01-01T15:20:00.000-05:002009-01-01T15:20:00.000-05:00In other words, meaning is achieved only through i...In other words, meaning is achieved only through interpretation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com