Aberrant decoding

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Aberrant decoding

Post by Pigeon » Sun Feb 09, 2014 3:30 am

Aberrant decoding or aberrant reading is a concept used in fields such as communication and media studies, semiotics, and journalism about how messages can be interpreted differently from what was intended by their sender. The concept was proposed by Umberto Eco in an article published first in 1965 in Italian and in 1972 in English.

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Re: Aberrant decoding

Post by Pigeon » Sun Feb 09, 2014 3:34 am

Novel by Umberto Eco

In Foucault's Pendulum (1988), three under-employed editors who work for a minor publishing house decide to amuse themselves by inventing a conspiracy theory. Their conspiracy, which they call "The Plan", is about an immense and intricate plot to take over the world by a secret order descended from the Knights Templar. As the game goes on, the three slowly become obsessed with the details of this plan. The game turns dangerous when outsiders learn of The Plan, and believe that the men have really discovered the secret to regaining the lost treasure of the Templars.

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Re: Aberrant decoding

Post by Royal » Tue Feb 11, 2014 2:31 am

This stuff is interesting. More!

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