Bakhtinian Dialogism and the Carnivalesque
바흐친의 대화주의와 카니발레스크
A transformative literary and cultural theory positing that language and novels are intrinsically polyphonic and dialogic, reflecting heteroglossia and the subversive, hierarchy-inverting energy of the carnivalesque.
| Field | Literature & Literary Theory · Cultural Studies · Linguistics |
|---|---|
| Level of analysis | Meso · Groups & Organizations |
| Paradigm | Post-Structuralism Conflict Theory |
| Key figures | 👤 Mikhail Bakhtin (미하일 바흐친) |
| Year | 1965 |
Key Claims
Mikhail Bakhtin demonstrated that utterances are fundamentally dialogic, anticipating and answering other voices across social heteroglossia. In Rabelais and His World, he showed how the carnivalesque temporarily suspends official hierarchical barriers, using laughter, profanity, and the grotesque body to renew egalitarian social life.
Further Reading
- Bakhtin, M. (1965). Tvorchestvo Fransua Rable i narodnaya kul’tura srednevekov’ya i Renessansa. (English: Rabelais and His World, 1968, MIT Press).
- Bakhtin, M. (1981). The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays. University of Texas Press.
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