A Peircean framework for analyzing subjectivity in film

A Nine-Field Ocularization Matrix

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ID4984938
AuthorsMarc Bekaert (University of Antwerp , Antwerpen , Belgium), Maarten Coëgnarts (0000-0003-2813-4847, University of Antwerp , Antwerpen , Belgium, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume2023
Issue252
Pages27-49
Publication date2023-07-26
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSemiotica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/sem-2022-0080
OpenAlexW4377984511
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited25

The goal of this article is to offer a new model for the study of ocularization in film grounded in the semiotic pragmatism of Charles Sanders Peirce. We first present a literature overview addressing the state of research regarding the theorization of ocularization in film studies. Second, we discuss Peirce's three universal categories (Firstness, Secondness, and Thirdness) on which our model will be based. Third, we argue how the theme of ocularization in film, as outlined in the first part, can be theorized anew through these categories. This will result in the introduction of a nine-field matrix that will allow us to systemize all kinds of instances of subjectivity in cinema. Lastly, we will demonstrate the empirical usefulness of this model by illustrating each of the matrix' nine categories through a discussion of Steven Soderbergh's film Kimi (2022

Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Epistemology · Field (mathematics) · Matrix (chemical analysis) · Movie theater · Pragmatism · Semiotics · Sociology · Subjectivity · Theme (computing) · Computer Science · Law in Society and Culture · Materials Science · Mathematics · Philosophy · Semiotics and Representation Studies · Visual Culture and Art Theory

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