Résumés
Abstract
There are various theories for the origins and rise of popular culture, ranging from sociological to political-ideological ones. But given the existence of such forms of culture across cultural spaces and time, they hardly penetrate the raison d’être of such forms of human expression. Perhaps the one that comes closest to explaining the universality popular and populist forms of culture was put forward by Mikhail Bakhtin, who claimed that spectacles such as carnivals and texts such as novels are popular because they tap into a psychic need, allowing bodily needs and experiences to gain expression and validation. This paper will explore this idea from a generic biosemiotic perspective, looking at how pop culture is a modern-day expressive version of this need.
Keywords:
- Popular Culture,
- Mikhail Bakhtin,
- Sacred Versus Profane,
- Body Versus Mind,
- Semiosphere
Résumé
Diverses théories concernent l’origine et l’ascension de la culture populaire, notamment des théories sociologiques ou des théories de nature politico-idéologiques. Mais si l’on considère l’étendue de ces formes culturelles, au travers le temps et l’espace, force est d’admettre que ces théories expliquent bien superficiellement la raison d’être de ces formes d’expression humaine. Mikhaïl Bakhtine a peut-être abordé de manière la plus convaincante l’universalité de la culture populaire en affirmant que les spectacles, comme les carnavals, et les textes, comme les romans, sont populaires puisqu’ils exploitent un besoin psychique, celui d’exprimer et de valider des besoins corporels. Le présent article examinera la théorie de Bakhtine à l’aune de la biosémiotique, en examinant la culture populaire comme une version expressive contemporaine de ce besoin.
Mots-clés :
- Culture populaire,
- Mikhaïl Bakhtine,
- sacré versus profane,
- corps versus l’esprit,
- sémiosphère
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