Tag: structuralism

  • Structuralism and Memetics

    Structuralism, a theoretical paradigm that originated in linguistics with Ferdinand de Saussure and found prominence in anthropology through Claude Lévi-Strauss, provides a useful framework for understanding memetics, the study of information and culture based on an analogy with Darwinian evolution. Structuralism posits that elements of human culture must be understood by their relationship to a…