Of Cigarettes, High Heels and Other Meaningful Things

MARCELLO DANESI is Professor and Director of the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory at the University of Toronto. He is the author of many books, including Increase Your Puzzle and Cool: The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence.

Preface Cigarettes and High Heels: What Do They Really Mean? What Does It Mean? How Humans Represent the World Make-Up: Why Do We Put It On? Tell Me About Yourself: What Is Language? Kisses Sweeter Than Wine: Metaphor and the Making of Meaning Now, Tell Me About Yourself: Why Do We Tell Stories? At Arm's Length: The Meanings of Spaces What a Beautiful Ring: The Meanings of Clothes and Objects Art Is Indistinguishable From Life: The Artistic Nature of the Human Species There's More to Perfume Than Just Smell: Advertising, Pop Culture, and Television Notes