We are pleased to announce the publication of Semiotica, Issue 268 (2026). This issue brings together a series of research articles addressing current developments in semiotic theory and analysis, including biosemiotics, material and geological semiosis, multimodal and intersemiotic translation, digital narratives and collective emotions, and ritual and spatial meaning. The volume reflects the interdisciplinary scope of…
Mayeur, Ingrid; Saemmer, Alexandra (dir.) 2025. L’interprétation au prisme des imaginaires sociaux. L’apport des SIC à la sémiotique, vol. 2. Louvain-la-Neuve: Academia. De l’annonce publicitaire au commentaire sur les réseaux sociaux, de la série télévisée à l’application sur téléphone portable, les messages médiatiques sont certes porteurs de stratégies, d’enjeux de pouvoir et d’agentivité, mais s’interprètent…
Badir, Sémir ; Catellani, Andrea (dir.), 2025. L’agency des objets médiatiques. L’apport des SIC à la sémiotique, vol. 1. Louvain-la-Neuve: Academia. L’agency, notion captant une série de pensées convergentes en sciences humaines et qu’il faut comprendre à la fois comme agencement et pouvoir d’action, cherche à rendre compte de l’efficacité qu’ont les objets médiatiques à…
Dear colleagues The French Association for Semiotics (AFS) is pleased to share the call for papers for its upcoming congress: Determination, Indetermination: Semiotics between Predictability and Unpredictability Université Paris Cité, Site 45, rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, June 17–20, 2025 After dedicating its two most recent editions (2022 and 2024) to the crucial issues of…
Call for PhD Candidates and Early-Career Researchers Would you like to explore a more reflexive and critical form of academic writing? PhD candidates and early-career researchers are invited to submit an analytical book review of a volume published in one of the following series: Reviews may be written in English or French and should offer…
Levy, Lior ; Leone, Massimo (2026). Masks and Faces: Critical Perspectives Across Disciplines. London and New York: Routledge. Focusing on masks and faces as figures and objects that carry ethical and political meanings, this volume examines the scientific, cultural, visual, and philosophical histories and traditions in which they are imbricated and which allow them to…
Montero, Humberto (2025). Yuma Tratado de semiótica precolombina. Quito: Casa de las Culturas Ecuatoriana Benjamín Carrión. Yuma establece un marco semiótico integral para el estudio del pensamiento simbólico precolombino —de raíz andino-equinoccial— mediante un sistema analítico que replantea las categorías de la semiosis a partir de la cosmovisión andina, con el ñawparuna (el humano ancestral)…
Segni del tempo: il volto anziano nell’era digitale (Rome: Aracne, 2026) OPEN ACCESS https://www.aracneeditrice.eu/pubblicazioni/segni-del-tempo-federico-bellentani-massimo-leone-9791221821963.html Edited by Federico BELLENTANI and Massimo LEONE, this Italian-language volume (“I Saggi di Lexia” series, n. 64) explores the intersection between population aging and digital transformation through a semiotic perspective. The contributions examine the elderly face as a key interface between identity,…
📢 Call for Papers | IRSL 2026 – Lille (France) 🧵 Textiles of Truth: Law, Language, and the Semiotics of Environmental Style The 26th International Roundtable for the Semiotics of Law (IRSL) invites scholars and practitioners to explore how law, language, images, and style shape contemporary debates on environmental justice, sustainability, consumer culture, and animal protection. 📍 Lille University, Faculty…
Semiotica, Issue 267 (Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter, 2025) OPEN ACCESS: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/semi/2025/267/html?lang=en&srsltid=AfmBOooo7ydWK714tucEJiY9gkTD5TUIyPi7FKceGmm5_EXaPe-D2ev8 The new issue of Semiotica, the journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, has now been published (ISSN 0037-1998; e-ISSN 1613-3692). Issue 267 brings together research articles addressing a wide spectrum of contemporary semiotic inquiry, including theoretical reflections on reference and referentiality, multimodal communication, cultural…
