62021May
In Congress & Call for Papers, Congress Calendar

Reminder: International Congress “Juri Lotman’s Semiosphere” (25 – 28 February 2022, Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia)

2022 marks the centenary of the birth of Juri Lotman (28 February 1922), renowned Russian-Estonian semiotician, literary scholar and cultural historian. To celebrate this anniversary and commemorate his distinguished contribution to humanities and beyond, the University of Tartu, Tallinn University, Juri Lotman’s Semiotics Repository and the Estonian Association of Semiotics will be hosting an International Congress “Juri Lotman’s Semiosphere”. Confirmed plenary speakers are Aleida Assmann (University…

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42021May
In Congress & Call for Papers, Congress Calendar

4th Conference on Epistemology, “Epistemology and Semiotics: Information and Sign” (3-5 December 2021, Kavala, Greece – virtual)

The Laboratory of Semiotics of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in collaboration with and the Association of Ancient Greek Philosophy ‘syn Athena’ is organizing the 4th Conference on Epistemology ‘Epistemology & Semiotics’ dedicated on Information and Sign, which will take place virtually in 3-5 December 2021. After the 1st conference…

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42021May
In Congress & Call for Papers, Journal, Semiotic Publications

Call for papers: Revista deSignis, “Mediterráneo. Intersecciones simbólicas”

Serie Intersecciones Coordinación: Teresa Velázquez García-Talavera (LAPREC/MIM-UAB) teresa.velazquez@uab.catRicardo Carniel Bugs (LAPREC/MIM-UAB) ricardo.carniel@uab.cat Con la colaboración de: Eliseo Colón Zayas (UPR) eliseo.colon@upr.edu Fecha límite de recepción de artículos: 31 de diciembre de 2021 Ver condiciones de presentación de los artículos en http://www.designisfels.net/ Un número dedicado a las intersecciones simbólicas entre el Mediterráneo y América Latina se…

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212021Apr
In Congress & Call for Papers, Journal, Semiotic Publications

Call for papers for a Thematic Issue: “What’s so special about faces?”, Topoi. An International Review of Philosophy

Guest editors: Marco Viola & Massimo Leone (University of Turin) Faces, or at least T-shaped face patterns, grab human beings’ attention since the very earlier days of life. And they remain the most relevant stimuli of the social environment. Possibly, since (quoting William James 1984) “the most important part of my environment is my fellow-man”,…

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162021Apr
In Congress & Call for Papers

Call for papers: 21st Annual Gatherings in Biosemiotics (26-29 July, 2021)

The Gatherings in Biosemiotics is the annual meeting for the study of sign processes in life processes. Researchers interested in the intersection of meaning-making and biology are the backbone of our interdisciplinary undertaking, and we welcome thoughtful submissions from scholars in any discipline relevant to a deeper understanding of the role of signs in life….

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72021Apr
In Congress & Call for Papers

Call for papers: Panel “Semiotics of Religion: Religion in the Semiosphere” at the International Congress “Juri Lotman’s Semiosphere” (25-28 February 2022, Tallinn & Tartu, Estonia)

The multipart panel is intended to be a platform for presenting and discussing papers related explicitly to the topic of religion with reference to the legacy of Juri Lotman. Lotman’s works belongs among the classics of 20th century semiotics. His published materials arguably represent a unified and distinct paradigm or approach to semiotics in the…

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112021Mar
In Congress & Call for Papers, Journal, Semiotic Publications

Call for papers: Journal of the New Techno Humanities, “Interactivity and Virtual Reality”

Journal of the New Techno Humanities Call for Papers Title: New Media, Interactive Audiences, and the Virtual. Next Generation Narratives Short title: Interactivity and Virtual Reality  Guest Editors Keyan G Tomaselli: keyant@uj.ac.zaDamien R Tomaselli: damientomaselli@gmail.comUniversity of Johannesburg Dr Keyan G Tomaselli is Distinguished Professor, Humanities Dean’s Office, University of Johannesburg, a Laureate Fellow of the International Communicology Institute,…

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52021Mar
In Congress & Call for Papers, Journal, Semiotic Publications

Call for papers: Special Issue of Semiotica, “Semiotics of Bodily Movements in Sports, Games, and Physical Education”

Guest Editors: Raúl Martínez-Santos (Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, Spain)Pascal Bordes (Laboratory I3SP, Institute UFR-STAPS, EA 3625, University of Paris Descartes, France)Jaime Nubiola (Department of Philosophy, University of Navarra, Spain) Traditional games and sports constitute a remarkable semiotic field. Playing sports and games, such as tag, dodgeball, and basketball, generates…

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12021Mar
In Congress & Call for Papers, Journal, Semiotic Publications

New Issue and Call for papers of Punctum – International Journal of Semiotics

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Volume 6, Issue 2   (2020) of Punctum-International Journal of Semiotics, the online, open-access journal of the Hellenic Semiotic Society. This issue is devoted to “Semiotics of Political Communication”, edited by Gregory Paschalidis. The articles, as well as the whole of the issue, can be accessed/downloaded at the journal’s website: https://punctum.gr/…

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192021Feb
In Congress & Call for Papers

Call for papers: 1ra. circular XIX Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Española de Semiótica, Granada (Abril 21-23, 2022)

Los días 21, 22 y 23 de abril de 2022, la Universidad de Granada acogerá el XIX Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Española de Semiótica con el objetivo de reflexionar sobre los tres conceptos del título del Congreso: cuerpo, sujeto y reflexión semiótica. Hacen mención al hecho de que por el cuerpo, en tanto entidad…

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