No mere ‘flyover country’: Some Historical Notes Regarding the “Schola Thomae” as an Integral Context of the Thought of Dr. John Deely (January 29)

Invest some energy… and be amazed at how a multi-century process rose above and beyond the shoulders of Aquinas to culminate in John’s teachings. Event times around the world January 29, 2022 / 2pm (ET), 7pm (UTC) In this session a previously unreleased pre-recorded presentation will be streamed. Lecturer: Matthew Minerd Stream link: https://youtu.be/4sRbn893s6w A Ruthenian Catholic,…

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On the genesis of semiotics according to Algirdas Julien Greimas. The book “On imperfection” as a dialogue with the philosopher Lev Karsavin (January 22)

Care to visualize… and you will get to know more about the founder of the Parisian school of semiotics and his sources. Event times around the world January 22, 2022 / 5pm (MSK), 2pm (UTC) Lecturer: Inna Gennadievna Merkulova Commentator: Alexandre Provin Sbabo Chair: Yulia Nikitenko Meeting room: https://zoom.us/j/94624219306 Stream link: https://youtu.be/rsWG4UJfOZk Inna Gennadievna Merkulova is Associate Professor, Founder and…

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The Enchantment of “De-Sign”: Navigation Toward Meaning-Making, by Farouk Y. Seif (January 11, 11 a.m. (PST)

Join us… and discover new meanings all through the world of signs. Event times around the world Homepage: https://www.uc.pt/fluc/uidief/io2s Auditorium: https://www.uc.pt/fluc/uidief/io2s/au… January 11, 2022 / 11 am (PST), 7 pm (UTC) Lecturer: Farouk Y. Seif Commentator: Mauricio Neubern Chair: William Passarini Meeting room: https://zoom.us/j/94371687874 Stream link: https://youtu.be/bo90Yuu6PVM Farouk Y. Seif, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at…

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Sebeok’s millennium webinar (this week – slight change)

16 December 2021SEBEOK AND EAST ASIA(commences 21.00 Nanjing; 15.00 Helsinki/Tartu; 14.00 Wroclaw; 13.00 London; 08.00 New York; 10.00 Buenos Aires) 21.00-21.30: Hongbing Yu, ‘Sebeok’s Chinese connection’ 21.30-22.00: Questions and comments. Join Zoom Meeting https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/98471349968?pwd=VTVSM0JHMGZOWmMxU0RiMHZxbG45dz09Meeting ID: 984 7134 9968 Passcode: 936968

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International Open Seminar on Semiotics, a Tribute to John Deely on the Fifth Anniversary of His Passing

We are delighted to announce the opening ceremony of the  International Open Seminar on Semiotics, a Tribute to John Deely on the Fifth Anniversary of His Passing . We would be honoured if you could join us in this exciting beginning of our mutual journey and deliver a short speech sharing your insights in semiotics…

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Sebeok seminars this week

24 November 2021SEBEOK AND FINNO-UGRIC SEMIOTICS(commences 15.00 Helsinki/Tartu; 14.00 Wroclaw; 13.00 London; 08.00 New York; 10.00 Buenos Aires; 21.00 Nanjing) 15.00-15.15: Paul Cobley, ‘Opening speech’15.15-15.45: Kalevi Kull, Anti Randviir, ‘Sebeok and the Estonian connection’ 15.45-16.15: Vilmos Voigt, ‘Th. A. Sebeok the Hungarian.  The road to semiotics’ 16.15-16.45: Eero Tarasti, ‘A Life for Semiotics’ 16.45-17.15: Zdzisłav Wasik, ‘Tom Sebeok’s way to…

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Séminaire “Formes Symboliques”: “Espace et performance : une question de rencontre”, Valeria De Luca (mardi 23, novembre, 2021 17-19 h)

Séminaire “Formes Symboliques” / Centre Georg Simmel-EHESS 54 bd Raspail 75006 Paris Salle A05_51 – 5ème étage – 17h – 19h Séance hybride (voir plus bas) mardi 23 novembre 2021 Valeria De Luca (Université de Limoges) fera un exposé sur le thème: “Espace et performance : une question de rencontre” Argumentaire Comment aborder la performance…

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Webinar series: Sebeok’s millennium

The International Association for Semiotic Studies (IASS-AIS) is proud to present ‘Sebeok’s millenium’ – a webinar series celebrating the work of Thomas A. Sebeok 20 years after his death and 101 years after his birth. In 1999, John Deely telephoned Tom Sebeok at his Bloomington home to announce that the following year’s meeting of the…

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Punctum Semiotics Monographs

The Hellenic Semiotics Society announces the launch of Punctum Semiotics Monographs, a series committed to supporting the publication of long-form monographs and edited collections in all fields of semiotic research. Aimed to highlight both original and novel themes and problematics within the semiotic discipline, it invites proposals for volumes from 30.000 up to 60.000 words, i.e.,…

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