Book Publication – The Semiotics of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Book Publication – The Semiotics of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Moreno Barreneche, Sebastián. The Semiotics of the Covid-19 Pandemic. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024. Focusing on the discursive dimension of the COVID-19 pandemic from a semiotic perspective, this book uses semiotic theory and methods to analyse the meaning-making mechanisms and dynamics that occurred during, and revolved around, the pandemic. Demonstrating the utility of semiotic theory, concepts…

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Appel à Communication – Semioetparti : Journées d’études Sémiotique et participation

Appel à Communication – Semioetparti : Journées d’études Sémiotique et participation

Semioetparti : Journées d’études Sémiotique et participation 11-12 févr. 2025 Rennes (France) Le statut actuel de la sémiotique dans la société est plutôt marginal, et c’est l’un de ses nombreux paradoxes (Gaines 2015). La sémiotique est paradoxale parce qu’elle traite de tous les aspects de la signification, elle est pertinente pour tous les domaines d’enquête…

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE – “THE MISSION OF SEMIOTICS IS TO ENGAGE IN CULTURE”

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE – “THE MISSION OF SEMIOTICS IS TO ENGAGE IN CULTURE”

On December 11, 2024, the IInternational Center for Semiotics and Intercultural DialogueState Academic University for the Humanities and the Center for Interdisciplinary Research M. I. Rudomino All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature (Moscow) will host an international conference on the theme “Semiotics as a Discipline Dedicated to Culture.” The conference organizers aim to explore the phenomenon…

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Obituary Wolfgang Wildgen

Dear colleagues,  It is with great sadness that we inform our community of the loss, at the age of 80, of Professor Wolfgang Wildgen (1 January 1944, Fürth – 4 December 2024, Bremen).  Wildgen grew up in Lower Bavaria and Luxembourg. After his family’s return to Germany, in 1961, he graduated from high school in…

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14th conference of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS) along with the 15th Annual Lotman Days, titled “Creativity – Complexity – Intelligence“

We are pleased to announce that The 14th conference of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS) along with the 15th Annual Lotman Days, titled “Creativity – Complexity – Intelligence“ will take place June 11-13, 2025 in Tallinn, Estonia. Confirmed plenary speakers are Terrence Deacon (University of California, Berkeley, USA), Joanna Rączaszek-Leonardi (University of Warsaw,…

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Call for Papers – Filosofi(e)Semiotiche

Call Vol 11 n. 2, 2024 CALL FOR PAPERS Viral Blame. Shifting Responsibility in Media Discourses Editor: Marianna Boero, University of Teramo (Italy) Cristina Greco, Zayed University (U.A.E.) Submission Deadline: November 30, 2024 Notification of acceptance: December 15, 2024 Publication date: December 31, 2024 Contributions must be sent to the e-mail addresses: filosofiesemiotiche@gmail.com In line…

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Studia Semiotyczne” – calls for papers 2025

On behalf of the Polish Semiotic Society and prof. Tadeusz Ciecierski – editor-in-chief of “Studia Semiotyczne” (_Semiotic Studies_) I would like to bring your attention to the new Calls for Papers for articles submission to “Studia Semiotyczne” 2025: 1) SEMIOTICS, ARTS AND REALITY Deadline for submissions: the end of January 2025 (guest editor Małgorzata Gamrat)…

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Seminar “Sign – Language – Reality”

On behalf of the Polish Semiotic Society and its president prof. Tadeusz Ciecierski I would like to bring your attention to a seminar “Sign – Language – Reality” founded by Jerzy Pelc that we continue online twice per month, on Thursdays at 5 PM CET. The schedule of the seminar, links, and abstracts for each…

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Book Publication – Semiotic Ideologies. Patterns of Meaning–Making in Language and Society

Semiotic Ideologies. Patterns of Meaning–Making in Language and SocietyAuthor: Massimo Leone This book offers a comprehensive exploration of language and semiotic ideologies, focusing on how societies construct meaning through verbal and non-verbal communication. It distinguishes itself by adopting a novel approach that bridges linguistics, semiotics, and anthropology. The research dives into uncharted territory, shedding light…

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Publication of deSignis 41: Memes y cultura digital: transformaciones en elcampo de la mediatización

Dear colleagues, The team at DeSignis, an international peer-reviewed journal of the Latin American Federation of Semiotics (FELS), is delighted to announce the publication of its 41 st issue, covering the period from July to December 2024. Titled Memes y cultura digital: transformaciones en el campo de la mediatización, the issue focuses on memes and…

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Call for Papers – Nanjing Normal University Semiotics Symposium 2025

Nanjing Normal University Semiotics Symposium 2025 Announcement & Call for Paper (November 1, 2024) Call for Papers (Download) Pre-registratrion form (Download) Following the success of the NNU Semiotics Symposium on “Releasing the Meaning of Literary Language: The Confluence of Literature, Cognitive Sciences, and Semiotics” (June 15th–16th, 2024), we are pleased to announce that our next…

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Punctum Semiotics Monographs

VOLUME 2: Nicola Dusi and Charo Lacalle (eds.) Chernobyl Calling. Narrative, Intermediality and Cultural Memory of a Docu-fiction. (Thessaloniki: Hellenic Semiotics Society, 2024, pp. 187, ISBN 972-618-82184-4-4) Table of Contents Nicola Dusi and Charo Lacalle, Cultural memory and the transmedia semiosphere – Giorgio Grignaffini, Chernobyl: A miniseries between fiction and reality – Nicola Dusi, History, drama, retelling: Intermedial realism in…

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