First Call for Papers of the Seventh Conference of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS). Towards Cognitive Semiotics. A semiotic perspective on cognition – A cognitive perspective on semiosis We invite the submission of abstracts for oral or poster presentations for the Seventh Conference of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies, to be held at…
Under auspices of IASS: “Commemoration of Tom Sebeok on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of his birth”
The Southeast European Center for Semiotic Studies at New Bulgarian University, Sofia, is organizing a Two-days seminar “Commemoration of Tom Sebeok on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of his birth”. The event will take place on 11 and 12 November 2010 at New Bulgarian University, and it is under the auspices of the IASS….
Obituary for Richard Robin
Richard Shale Robin Richard Shale Robin 1926-2010 SOUTH HADLEY – Richard Shale Robin, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Mount Holyoke College, passed away on October 4th. He was born in Stamford, Ct. on April 18th 1926. Richard was one of the primary advocates of the field of American philosophy, especially American pragmatism, the kind whose roots…
News from the Peirce Edition Project
This issue of the “News” will update you, our valued readers and supporters of the Peirce Edition, about the current state of affairs at the Project. It comes with several positive reasons for optimism, and thus for your continued steadfast backing of our mission. — André De Tienne Dear Friend of the Peirce Edition, It…
Roundtable on Eero Tarasti’s new book in French in Paris on oct 27
Table ronde: Autour de la sémiotique existentielle Paris, l’Institut finlandais, 60 Rue des Ecoles, 27 octobre 2010, à 14-18 heures Eero Tarasti, l’un des leaders mondiaux de la sémiotique – pour reprendre les mots de l’Indiana University Press –, a publié l’été dernier chez l’Harmattan son nouvel ouvrage en français : Fondements de la sémiotique…
11th Congress on Musical Signification in Cracow
The 11th Congress on Musical Signification in Cracow starts on 26/sep Check out the Timetable and Schedule of Presentations. Download the timetable in pdf: ICMS_outline_programme-1 Download the Schedule of Presentations in pdf: ICMS_Schedule_17Sept-1
Call for Papers for the Section “Signs and the City” – CCKS: Cities, Cultures, Knowledge Societies
Invitation email Dear Colleagues, every second year, the Vienna based international Research Institute for Regional and Transnational Processes INST hosts a big conference on culture and society related topics. This year’s World Conference on CCKS: Cities, Cultures, Knowledge Societies CCKS will be held 25-28 November. Unlike the previous events, however, the majority of sections will…
Call for Papers: CINESONIKA
Call for Papers & Presentations Keynote Speaker: Don Ihde CINESONIKA: The First International Film and Video Festival of Innovative Sound Design is adding a conference component. We are seeking interdisciplinary contributions on sound in relation to the moving image. Media thinkers, film scholars, art historians, performance theorists, composers, filmmakers, sound practitioners, multimedia semioticians, philosophers of…