The second novel by Eero Tarasti has appeared in Italian, entitled L’eredita di Villa Nevski. Translated from the Finnish by Vesa Matteo Piludu, edited by Paolo Rosato, 466 p. Casa Editrice Rocco Carabba, Lanciano.
Published new issue 17-18 of Lexia Journal of Semiotics
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New Book: Sémiotique du Fondamentalisme Religieux – Massimo Leone
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IASS/AIS Bureau (2014-2009)
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CFP: SPACTION – Spaces in action, actions in space. International Conference – University of Palermo, 14th – 16th, 2014
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Vice-Secretary General Report
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IASS Bureau Elections – 2014
Candidates for Presidence – Paul Cobley – Jacques Fontanille – Anne Henault Candidates for Vice-Presidence – Mohamed Bernoussi – KIM Sung Do – Susan Petrilli Candidates for Secretary General – Kristian Bankov – Massimo Leone
IASS Election: Massimo Leone Secretary General Candidature
Candidate for Secretary General Massimo Leone Short bionote (15/09/2014) Massimo Leone is Professor of Semiotics and Cultural Semiotics at the Department of Philosophy, University of Turin, Italy. He graduated in Communication Studies from the University of Siena, and holds a DEA in History and Semiotics of Texts and Documents from Paris VII, an MPhil in…
IASS Election: Kristian Bankov Secretary General Candidature
Candidate for Secretary General Kristian Bankov Kristian Bankov (born 1970) is full professor in Semiotics at New Bulgarian University and director of the Southeast European Center for Semiotic Studies. He is the leader of the organizing team of the congress. His interests in semiotics started during the early nineties when he was studying in Bologna,…