Discuss the implications of the following image for cultural studies and the process of signification (semiotics): https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgRsHa9y7FaDSm5VZ6N0td9I0Av51wGP5w0ZiL8PA6OHwKzUI3u6AmRfWaKidVDH0b9M230tv0wux3eUuMRyo39Lu2q_lAISdyXQBRcCI4BuXh7m26TtDOGC0uk1yslKEPk8iijzn2SU/s320/fs_Magritte_Pipe.jpg (50-75 words)
Some of the implications of the Magritte pipe are that it symbolizes class, in particular someone smoking from it that is in the upper class. This is typically along the lines of what someone pictures when seeing this classic pipe, which is a concept Saussure discussed. Why when someone says a word, do you get a specific image in your head? This is the same concept – why does someone picture someone owning this particular pipe from the upper class?
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