CFP: Semiotics of Cultural Heritages, From Authenticity to Informatics -7-10 May 2015 – Istanbul University

CFP: Semiotics of Cultural Heritages, From Authenticity to Informatics -7-10 May 2015 – Istanbul University

Semiotics of Cultural Heritages, From Authenticity to Informatics. 7-10 May 2015 İstanbul University Department of Informatics & Fine Arts Department http://iscch2015.org/ Semiotics of Cultural Heritages is an international research project founded by Professor Eero Tarasti  two years ago. It is largely based upon his theory of  existential semiotics. The projects has now over 80 members,…

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CFP: 2nd International Conference & Exhibition on Semiotics and Visual Communication – 2-4 October 2015, Cyprus University of Technology

CFP: 2nd International Conference & Exhibition on Semiotics and Visual Communication – 2-4 October 2015, Cyprus University of Technology

NEW DEADLINE EXTENDED-31 JANUARY 2015 2nd International Conference & Exhibition on Semiotics and Visual Communication 2-4 October 2015, Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos / Cyprus Conference web site: www.icsvc-conference.com The conference The event will take place from the 2nd to the 4th of October 2015 at the Cyprus University of Technology, and is being organized…

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New Book: Semiotics of Popular Culture by George Rossolatos

New Book: Semiotics of Popular Culture by George Rossolatos

Title: Semiotics of Popular Culture ISBN: 978-3-86219-556-5 Author: George Rossolatos Release date: January 2015 Pages: 193 Available for purchase (paperback) at http://www.upress.uni-kassel.de/katalog/abstract_en.php?978-3-86219-556-5 Download the Introduction and the Table of Contents from http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2534969 Download sample chapter (A Dio: A Sociosemiotic/Phenomenological Account of the Formation of Collective Narrative Identity in the Context of a Rock Legend’s Memorial) from http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2516969…

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CFP: Chinese Semiotic Studies

Chinese Semiotic Studies Call for Papers Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton ISSN 2198-9605, e-ISSN 2198-9613 Website: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/css E-mail for submission: cssnnu@163.com Dear colleagues, It has been 6 years since Chinese Semiotic Studies (CSS) started the publication of its first issue in 2009. And it is now published by De Gruyter Mouton with 4 issues per year….

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CFP: Ocula – Semiotic Eye on Media. The object is the “Semiotics of Economic Discourse”.

Semiotics of Economic Discourse Since the beginning of the crisis, some financial and economic terms have become familiar. Expressions such as “subprime”, “hedge fund”, “derivative”, “spread”, “quantitative easing”, “stress test”, “black pools”, “black liquidity” etc., are now habitual. We listen and read discussions about the distinction between “savings bank” and “investment bank”, between “public deficit”…

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New book: Creating Value, The Theory and Practice of Marketing Semiotic Research, by Laura Oswald

New book: Creating Value, The Theory and Practice of Marketing Semiotic Research, by Laura Oswald

Creating Value, The Theory and Practice of Marketing Semiotic Research (Oxford 2015) explains how brands draw actual market value from thecultural myths, social networks, and intangible experiences consumers invest in marketing signs, symbols, and rituals. It guides readers through the process of managing brand value by means of consumer ethnography, cultural analysis, design research, and…

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International Semiotic Conference “SIGN – THOUGHT – WORD – WORK”, 24-27 May 2015

International Semiotic Conference “SIGN – THOUGHT – WORD – WORK”, 24-27 May 2015

International Semiotic Conference “SIGN – THOUGHT – WORD – WORK” www.semiotica.uni.lodz.pl 24-27 May 2015 Organized by the Department of Italian Studies of the University of Łódź, the Department of Pragmatics of the University of Łódź, the Interdisciplinary Center of Humanistic Sciences of the University of Łódź as well as the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Varsavia, where the Guest of…

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2nd International Conference & Exhibition on Semiotics and Visual Communication – 2-4 October 2015, Cyprus University of Technology

2nd International Conference & Exhibition on Semiotics and Visual Communication 2-4 October 2015, Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos/Cyprus Conference web site: http://icsvc-conference.com/ The conference The event will take place from the 2nd to the 4th of October 2015 at the Cyprus University of Technology, and is being organized by the Cyprus Semiotics Association together with…

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Reminder for Tartu Semiotics Summer School/Nass 2015

Reminder for Tartu Semiotics Summer School/Nass 2015

Tartu Summer School of Semiotics, August 17-20, 2015 – SEMIOTIC (UN-)PREDICTABILITY hosting the IX Conference of Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS FOR SUMMERSCHOOL IS ALREADY DECEMBER THE 15TH. WE WILL STILL BE WAITING FOR SUBMITIONS FOR LAST PROPOSALS. THE HOMEPAGE UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION FEES. Call for Participants…

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CFP – Biosemiotics special issue: multi-level semiosis

Biosemiotics – special issue Call for papers The journal Biosemiotics (Springer) is preparing a special issue on “Multi-level semiosis: integrative approaches to biology, cognition and culture” guest-edited by Luis Emilio Bruni and Franco Giorgi. In the last two decades there has been an increasing interest in communication processes and sign-systems at all levels of complexity,…

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