Roland Barthes: How to read the signs in the news
French philosopher Barthes would have seen the TV screen as a cultural text – there to be read, interpreted, decoded.
The work of Roland Barthes (1915-1980) is difficult, slippery, whimsical – it calls on us to read the world around us as a series of texts – there to be interpreted, demystified, contested.
Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff narrates this video. Latuff is known for his biting satirical cartoons that provide political commentary on world affairs.
Published On 31 Oct 2019