182026Apr
In Congresses and Seminars

Conference: Seeing with Machines: Aesthetics, Education and Semiotics of AI Images

Thursday 7 – Friday 8 May 2026 — Reggio Emilia, Palazzo Baroni In recent years, the development of image-generation technologies using Text-to-Image (TTI) systems, such as DALLE or Stable Diffusion, has radically transformed the processes of image production, circulation and interpretation. The exponential spread of ‘syntographs’ – synthetic images often indistinguishable from photographs – raises…

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172026Apr
In Books

Book Publications: Semiotics, Communication and Cognition series

Dear colleagues, We are delighted to announce the publication of two new books in the Semiotics, Communication and Cognition series. First, there is Volume 26 in the series, Situated, Historical, Embodied Semiosis by Paul Prior, Julie Hengst and Andrea Olinger. Second, comes The Semiotic Turn and Other Selected Essays, a collection of key texts by Paolo Fabbri edited by Gianfranco…

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162026Apr
In Books

Book Publication: Faces and the City An Interdisciplinary Approach to Facial Presence in Urban Space

Bellentani, F. (2026). Faces and the city : an interdisciplinary approach to facial presence in urban space. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003464662 Faces and the City advances the understanding of the role of faces and face representations, their meanings and interpretations, in physical and digital urban space. This comprehensive study builds a typology of biological, represented and digital…

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152026Apr
In Call for Papers and Contributions

Call for Papers: Media Text, Semiotics, and AI: In Search of New Meaning

An international conference titled “Media Text, Semiotics, and AI: In Search of New Meaning” will be held on October 15–17, initiated by the Faculty of Journalism of Yerevan State University and the Armenian Association for Semiotic Studies.  This conference aims to discuss the modern relationship among media texts, semiotics, and artificial intelligence (AI) in the…

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142026Apr
In Congresses and Seminars

Workshop: The Last to Die: Semiotics of Hope between Religion and Ethics

The Last to Die: Semiotics of Hope between Religion and Ethics An international workshop exploring hope as a semiotic, ethical, and religious category in a time marked by fragility and uncertainty. Bringing together interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives, it examines how hope structures meaning, mediates temporal orientation, and informs collective imaginaries of the future. Download program…

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132026Apr
In Congresses and Seminars

Séminaire International de Sémiotique à Paris « Entre automatisme et automatisation des pratiques langagières : pour une nouvelle sémiotique du stéréotype » – 15/04

Cher.e.s collègues,  La prochaine séance du Séminaire International de Sémiotique à Paris « Entre automatisme et automatisation des pratiques langagières : pour une nouvelle sémiotique du stéréotype » aura lieu le 15 avril 2026 de 13h45 à 17h00 à la Maison Suger (FMSH) (16, rue Suger, Paris 75006) et en distanciel en suivant ce lien : https://tinyurl.com/seminaire2026. Juan Alonso Aldama…

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112026Apr
In Congresses and Seminars

Webinar “SIGHT” Seminars SENSIBLE PROCESSES – CISS IASS TUESDAY 14 APRIL 5 PM (Rome Time)

Dear colleagues,  We are pleased to invite you to participate in the second webinar, SIGHT, of the seminar series SENSES OF SENSIBLE PROCESSES, organized by the International Center for Semiotic Sciences Umberto Eco, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, under the auspices of the IASS, International Association for Semiotic Studies. The webinar will take place next Tuesday, April 14 at 5 PM (Rome…

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62026Apr
In Congresses and Seminars

Séminaire International de Sémiotique à Paris « Entre automatisme et automatisation des pratiques langagières : pour une nouvelle sémiotique du stéréotype »

Cher.e.s collègues,  La prochaine séance du Séminaire International de Sémiotique à Paris « Entre automatisme et automatisation des pratiques langagières : pour une nouvelle sémiotique du stéréotype » aura lieu le 8 avril 2026 de 13h45 à 17h00 à la Maison Suger (FMSH) (16, rue Suger, Paris 75006) et en distanciel en suivant ce lien : https://tinyurl.com/seminaire2026. Juan Alonso Aldama…

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302026Mar
In Call for Papers and Contributions

Call for Papers: Punctum – International Journal of Semiotics: Interdisciplinary approaches to medical semiotics

Dear colleague, We are pleased to announce the launch of a new Call for Papers for Punctum – International Journal of Semiotics, issue 12:2 (2026), dedicated to ‘Interdisciplinary approaches to medical semiotics‘. Guest editors: Georgios Damaskinidis (University of Western Macedonia) & Ludmilla Bennett (Charles University in Prague). More information at https://punctum.gr/

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272026Mar
In Congresses and Seminars

Colloque-hommage à Costin Miereanu

La rencontre aura lieu les 27-28 mars (entre 9h 30 et 18h30 ; [le samedi jusqu’à 13h]) à l’Institut Culturel Roumain de Paris  (1 rue de l’Exposition, 75007 Paris, Métro La Tour-Maubourg ou M° Ecole Militaire). Les interventions, les hommages et tables rondes seront ponctués de moments musicaux présentant les œuvres de C. Miereanu. Télécharger le programme

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