Floating Signifier (Empty Signifier; Open Signifier; Sliding Signifier) (Claude Lévi-Strauss, 1970s) – a Signifier with a vague, shifting, and/or unspecified Signified – and so subject to diverse and often-incompatible interpretations
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Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2024). “Floating Signifier (Empty Signifier; Open Signifier; Sliding Signifier)” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.
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