A true polymath and a fitting representative of semiotics’ inherent interdisciplinarity for so many years – Solomon Marcus seemed to be a ubiquitous presence in semiotics. A prominent Romanian mathematician, he coupled rigour and logic with a comprehensive vision that is the privileged possession of only the most far-seeing historians of ideas. Here, we would…
Call For Papers Semiotic Society of America 41st Annual Meeting September 28–October 2, 2016 / Delray Beach, Florida The Semiotic Society of America welcomes abstracts on any subject with a connection to semiotics. We apply semiotic theories and insights to disciplines as diverse as anthropology, the arts, biology, cognitive science, communication, cybernetics, education, ethics, law,…
YouTube Conference: Call for Papers 23/4 September 2016, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, Hendon, London. Keynote speaker: Professor Jean Burgess Please send an abstract of 350 words plus a short bio of 100 words for single papers or 500 words and individual bios for group panels by email attachment to youtube@mdx.ac.uk <mailto:youtube@mdx.ac.uk> . Deadline for receipt…
A special section of the Chinese Journal of Semiotic Studies devoted to Peirce, his work, and his contributions to semiotics and logic is being organized by Charls Pearson. Papers must be unpublished, in English and the topic must pertain to Peirce’s theory of inquiry and/or his semiotics. Deadlines: 2016-03-31 for an abstract 2016-04-30 for the full paper…
Novelist, philosopher, historian, public intellectual – underpinning all of these, Umberto Eco was a semiotician, our spiritus rector.. In the coming days and weeks, the news agencies and wider media will track Eco’s achievements, paying tribute to his intellectual might and his forging of paths into hyper-reality and the limits of interpretation. Here, we would…
Technologies of Law and Religion: Representation, Objects and Agency We invite proposals for papers at an international symposium over three days, including two days of papers, in a plenary roundtable format, and a one day tour of Prato and Florence where Italian specialists in art, architecture, technology and planning will illustrate the symposium’s themes in…
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SEMIOSIS IN COMMUNICATION Knowing and Learning BUCHAREST, 16-18 JUNE, 2016 http://centrucomunicare.ro/semiosis/semiosisc_2016.html Conference description The first edition of the International Conference Semiosis in Communication: knowing and learning will be organized by the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania (NUPSPA) in participation with Roehampton University (London), UK and under the auspices of…
Semiofest Tallinn 2016 is waiting for paper proposals until Feb 1, 2016 Semiofest Tallinn venue is a reminder of powerful transitions and the spirit of Tarkovsky’s “Stalker” Semiofest Tallinn will open registration on Jan 27, 2016. Dear friends of Semiofest, Please do not forget to post your proposal for Semiofest Tallinn 2016,cfp@semiofest.com. We expect you…
Mediation and Immediacy the Semiotic Turn in the Study of Religion an international conference 8-9-10 June 2016 sala “Principi d’Acaja“, palazzo del Rettorato via Verdi 8, Torino, Italy Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Interfaculty Program for the Study of Religion University of Turin CIRCe-Interdepartmental Centre for Research on Communication For more information: mediation-booklet-a5
Il sistema del velo Système du voile Trasparenze e opacità nell’arte moderna e contemporanea Transparence et opacité dans l’art moderne et contemporain a cura di sous la direction de Massimo Leone, Henri de Riedmatten, Victor I. Stoichita Contributi di Martina Corgnati, Lucia Corrain, Gianluca Cuozzo, Ruggero Eugeni, Nicolas Galley, Massimo Leone, Atsushi Okada, Peppino Ortoleva, Herman Parret, Henri de Riedmatten, Victor I. Stoichita, Ugo Volli. Leone, de Riedmatten,…
