The editor would like to present to the reader a unique volume, one born from a passion for knowledge, an attempt at understanding music in its deepest essence, and the question of whether this art can transmit meaning. This passion has led researchers to semiotics, structuralism, and trends in the global humanities that have uncovered…
Dear colleague, We are pleased to announce the publication of a new issue of Punctum-International Journal of Semiotics 11 (2): 2025 dedicated to ”Generativity in language, cognition, and artificial intelligence: Theoretical convergences and emerging paradigms”, edited by Didier Tsala Effa & Rossana De Angelis (https://punctum.gr/)
Mireille MÉRIGONDE, Fiona DELAHAIE, Bruno Guiatin SAMPAWENDÉ. Paysages de l’écosémiotique. Entre émergence et horizons. Limoges: Sciences Humaines et Sociales, 2026. Dans ce volume, il s’agit moins d’établir les fondements et principes d’une discipline, (qui sont par ailleurs déjà amplement développés, que ce soit dans l’écosémiotique d’inspiration peircienne, avec Nöth, Kull ou Maran, par exemple, ou…
Dear Colleagues A link to the current issue of Southern Semiotic Review can be found HERE The issue includes monographs by Liliana Maria Pazo (Reading Acts) and Humairaa Mayet (Decoding Power: The Semiotics of Apartheid). The issue includes papers from South Africa, Argentina, Eastern Europe, Malaysia, Indonesia (3), Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Spain and Australia. It well…
Conte, P., Dalmasso, A. C., Dondero, M. G., Pinotti, A. (dir.) 2025. Algomedia. the Image at the Time of Artificial Intelligence. Springer. Contemporary media ecosystems are deeply entangled with algorithms, which play an increasingly pervasive role in shaping our environment and mediating our perception of reality. This book aims to provide a critical map of…
We are pleased to announce the publication of Semiotica, Issue 268 (2026). This issue brings together a series of research articles addressing current developments in semiotic theory and analysis, including biosemiotics, material and geological semiosis, multimodal and intersemiotic translation, digital narratives and collective emotions, and ritual and spatial meaning. The volume reflects the interdisciplinary scope of…
Mayeur, Ingrid; Saemmer, Alexandra (dir.) 2025. L’interprétation au prisme des imaginaires sociaux. L’apport des SIC à la sémiotique, vol. 2. Louvain-la-Neuve: Academia. De l’annonce publicitaire au commentaire sur les réseaux sociaux, de la série télévisée à l’application sur téléphone portable, les messages médiatiques sont certes porteurs de stratégies, d’enjeux de pouvoir et d’agentivité, mais s’interprètent…
Badir, Sémir ; Catellani, Andrea (dir.), 2025. L’agency des objets médiatiques. L’apport des SIC à la sémiotique, vol. 1. Louvain-la-Neuve: Academia. L’agency, notion captant une série de pensées convergentes en sciences humaines et qu’il faut comprendre à la fois comme agencement et pouvoir d’action, cherche à rendre compte de l’efficacité qu’ont les objets médiatiques à…
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)…
