2. Claude Levi-Strauss was a Belgian
ethnologist who developed theories on
structuralism such as the Binary
Opposites theorem. He was born in
Belgium in 1908 and achieved his
alma mater at the University of Paris.
He also studied law and philosophy but
did not pursue a potential career in law
after he received an agréation in
Philosophy. He died in Paris, France in
2009 at the age of 100.
CLAUDE LEVI-STRAUSS
AND THE BINARY OPPOSITES THEORY
3. Tzvetan Todorov is a Franco-Bulgarian
historian, philosopher and sociologist. His
theory of ‘Equilibrium – Disequilibrium –
Equilibrium’ displays how a film’s protagonist
encounters an agent of change causing
disruption which leads to a quest and a
resolution. He was born on March 1st 1939 in
Sofia, Bulgaria. Notable awards include the
CNRS Bronze medal, the Charles Lévêque
Prize of the Académie des sciences morales
et politiques and the first Maugean Prize of
the Académie française and the Prince of
Asturias Award for Social Sciences; he also is
an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
TZVETAN TODOROV
AND THE TODOROV THEORY
