Levy, Lior ; Leone, Massimo (2026). Masks and Faces: Critical Perspectives Across Disciplines. London and New York: Routledge. Focusing on masks and faces as figures and objects that carry ethical and political meanings, this volume examines the scientific, cultural, visual, and philosophical histories and traditions in which they are imbricated and which allow them to…
Montero, Humberto (2025). Yuma Tratado de semiótica precolombina. Quito: Casa de las Culturas Ecuatoriana Benjamín Carrión. Yuma establece un marco semiótico integral para el estudio del pensamiento simbólico precolombino —de raíz andino-equinoccial— mediante un sistema analítico que replantea las categorías de la semiosis a partir de la cosmovisión andina, con el ñawparuna (el humano ancestral)…
Segni del tempo: il volto anziano nell’era digitale (Rome: Aracne, 2026) OPEN ACCESS https://www.aracneeditrice.eu/pubblicazioni/segni-del-tempo-federico-bellentani-massimo-leone-9791221821963.html Edited by Federico BELLENTANI and Massimo LEONE, this Italian-language volume (“I Saggi di Lexia” series, n. 64) explores the intersection between population aging and digital transformation through a semiotic perspective. The contributions examine the elderly face as a key interface between identity,…
Semiotica, Issue 267 (Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter, 2025) OPEN ACCESS: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/semi/2025/267/html?lang=en&srsltid=AfmBOooo7ydWK714tucEJiY9gkTD5TUIyPi7FKceGmm5_EXaPe-D2ev8 The new issue of Semiotica, the journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, has now been published (ISSN 0037-1998; e-ISSN 1613-3692). Issue 267 brings together research articles addressing a wide spectrum of contemporary semiotic inquiry, including theoretical reflections on reference and referentiality, multimodal communication, cultural…
R. Di Leo, J. (29 Jan. 2026). A Dictionary of Philosophy by Charles S. Peirce. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. At the turn of the century, Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914) shared his considerable experience as a writer of dictionary and cyclopedia entries with James Mark Baldwin, who was editing his landmark Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology…
We would like to draw your attention to the publication of this special issue of La Deleuziana, an international peer-reviewed journal, devoted to the dialogue between Deleuze and semiotics. The issue brings together contributions by semioticians from different schools, as well as philosophers and cultural theorists, who engage with a core set of concepts and problematics…
deSignis begins 2026 with the launch of its new issue, No. 44, dedicated to the semiotics of consumption. deSignis’ issue 44, Semiotics of consumption ritual, was edited by Paulina Gómez Lorenzini, Bruno Pompeu, and Clotilde Perez. Semiotics of consumption rituals, deSignis 44, is available in open access on: https://www.designisfels.net/publicacion/semiotica-de-los-rituales-de-consumo
Crucq, Arthur. Motifs in Art as Agents of Meaning. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2025 Departing from a metaphorical comparison by Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti between the underlying principles of drawing and weaving, this book will show how seemingly abstract motifs in their realization already acquire the potential to refer to content. This opens a…
Martinelli, Dario. (2025). Here Comes the Sign: The Semiotics of Popular Music. Cham: Springer This text is an original and unique introduction to musical semiotics through the use of popular music acts and repertoires of global cultural impact. The basic idea of this is that the songs of The Beatles, Queen, ABBA, Madonna, Michael Jackson…
Santiago Guillén. Sémiotique du mythe. Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2025. Le mythe peut être appréhendé comme notion et forme discursive en sciences du langage et en sémiotique. Des lectures critiques (1858-2025) de courants variés (pré-saussuriens, structuralistes, etc.) permettent de proposer des cadres théoriques et méthodologiques pour étudier les mythes contemporains.
