2012 WATS Symposium Report

WATS stands for the World Association for Theoretical Semiotics, an affiliated member of the IASS.  We had a very successful Second Symposium at IASS-2012 in Nanjing and now have about 30 members who are interested in developing, extending, criticizing, etc. semiotic theory and theoretical semiotics from a grounding in the empirical data.  At the Business…

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CFP: NASS VIII – SIGN EVOLUTION ON MULTIPLE TIME SCALES, Aarhus May 2013

NASS VIII: Aarhus May 2013 FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS AND THEME SESSIONS OF THE EIGHTH CONFERENCE OF THE NORDIC ASSOCIATION FOR SEMIOTIC STUDIES (NASS): “SIGN EVOLUTION ON MULTIPLE TIME SCALES” We hereby invite submission of abstracts for oral or poster presentations for the Eighth Conference of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS), to be held at…

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CFP: 12th International AIC Color Congress

CALL FOR PAPERS 12th International AIC Color Congress On behalf of the International Colour Association (AIC) the AIC 2013 organising committee invites submissions of papers or posters or interactive demonstrations on any aspect of colour. This Congress provides a unique forum bringing together researchers, academics, artists, architects, industrialists, engineers, designers, lighting experts, and business leaders….

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International Conference “Law, Space, and Religion”

Law, Religion and Space: Trends, problems, and policies in multiconfessional European cities Download pdf: Leone – European Science Foundation Conference – Hi 26 – 30 June 2013 Norrköping, Sweden Chaired by: Prof. Massimo Leone, University of Torino Co-chaired by: Prof. Richard Mohr, University of Wollongong Cities provide the spatial ground on which we play out our social interactions: cultural,…

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Aktueller Veranstaltungskalender – Oktober 2012

Lieber DGS-Vorstand, liebe Semiotiker/innen, anbei erhalten Sie den aktuellen Veranstaltungskalender der Zeitschrift für Semiotik, in dem semiotisch relevante Konferenzen, Tagungen und Symposien zusammengefasst sind. Veranstaltungsvorschläge können direkt an mich (trautsch@semiotik-forum.de) geschickt werden. Mit den besten Grüßen Christian Trautsch (Mitarbeiter der Arbeitsstelle für Semiotik) Download pdf: Aktuelle_Veranstaltungen_2012_Stand-Oktober_2012 Veranstaltungskalender 3.10.–6.10.12 in Frankfurt amMain Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft 2012. Thema: Spekulation….

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CFP: International Journal of Marketing Semiotics

www.ijmarketingsemiotics.com PRESS RELEASE: LAUNCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARKETING SEMIOTICS (IJMS) We are pleased to announce the official launch of the International Journal of Marketing Semiotics (www.ijmarketingsemiotics.com). The mission of the International Journal of Marketing Semiotics is to constitute a reference point in state-of-the-art academic research in the field of marketing semiotics, by enhancing…

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WATS – the World Association for Theoretical Semiotics: “2012 Symposium”

WATS – the World Association for Theoretical Semiotics “2012 Symposium” – in conjunction with IASS-2012 at Nanjing Normal University; October 5-9, 2012   Major Theme: Recent Results in Theoretical Semiotics   PRELIMINARY PROGRAM   1.         Roundtable # 47; Abraham Solomonick, Organizer             Topic: “General” vs “Branch” Semiotics 2.         Submitted Papers #1: The Role of Experimental…

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CFP: Ninth International Symposium on Iconicity in Language and Literature, 3-5 May 2013

2013  Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan Iconicity: East meets West Ninth International Symposium on Iconicity in Language and Literature, 3-5 May 2013 The ninth in a series of biennial international and interdisciplinary symposia organized by the Iconicity Research Project since 1997, this meeting will once again focus on iconicity – understood as form miming meaning and form,…

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CFP: Lexia n. 14: Ecstasy

CALL FOR PAPERS Lexia n. 14: Ecstasy Lexia, the international, peer-reviewed journal of CIRCE, the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Communication of the University of Torino, Italy, invites contributions to be published in issue n. 14 of the new series. The topic of the forthcoming issue is “Ecstasy”. In several historical periods, socio-cultural contexts, and…

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