292021Jun

StudSemioticDay (June 30, 2021)

On June 30, 2021, the International Center for Semiotics and Intercultural Dialogue (State Academic University for the Humanities – GAUGN, Moscow), under the leadership of Associate Professor Inna Merkoulova, came up with an initiative to establish on this date the first International Day for Students of Semiotics #STUDSEMIOTICDAY. The event is held with the informational…

192021Jun

In Congress & Call for Papers

TRANSLATION AND TRANSFORMATION IN AUDIOVISUAL AND DIGITAL CULTURE XXV EFSS

(3-6 September 2021, Sozopol, Bulgaria) (Deadline for the proposals: 15 July 2021) REGISTRATION FORM For more information: efss_xx@nbu.bg Plenary speakers and distinguished semioticians: Prof. Paul Cobley – Making sense of the e-reading debates Prof. Evangelos Kourdis – The Semiotics of Shifting Sensorium and Audiovisual Translation Prof. Dario Martinelli – Chekhov’s guitar – or: on the…

152021Jun

In Congress & Call for Papers, IASS Meetings (CFP)

II International meeting of young early-career (IASS-AIS): “Paths, scenarios, and methodologies semiotics routes”

PATHS, SCENARIOS AND METHODOLOGIES SEMIOTICS ROUTES II International meeting of young early-career IASS-AISX International Congress of Semiotics of Colombia ASCColloquium 30 years Master in Semiotics UIS Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa Since its genesis, semiotics has been proposed as an axis of multidisciplinarity. This character of semiotic studies is expressed in all fields of science and…

92021Jun

In Journal, Semiotic Online, Semiotic Publications

Semiotica: Editorial Committee and Membership Survey

Dear colleagues, Please participate in the following survey sent by the editors of Semiotica. The survey hopes to gain insights into current and past practices with Semiotica. Most importantly, we are eager to know more about contributing authors’ and reviewers’ perception of the review process. We do know that the IASS has started preparing multi-language…

32021Jun

In Bulletin Board Announcements, Congress & Call for Papers, Congress Calendar, IASS Meetings (CFP)

15th World Congress of Semiotics IASS – AIS (August 30 – September 3, 2022 / Thessaloniki, Greece)

Semiotics in the Lifeworld The 15th World Congress of Semiotics aims to foreground semiotics as the socially engaged, critical investigation of the sign- and meaning-making processes forming the core of human worldmaking. Semiotic investigation is grounded in the historical lifeworld, in concrete timescapes and semioscapes, in the dense and dynamic weave of semiotic practices that structure…

312021May

In Bulletin Board Announcements, Obituary

Hongwei Jia, talented Chinese semiotician and translator, passes away at 44.

By Hongbing Yu Dr. Hongwei Jia, a linguist-turned Chinese semiotician and translator, died on May 24 in Harbin, China. He was 44 and lived in Beijing. The cause of his passing was complications from severe pneumonia due to overfatigue, according to his brother Hongtao Jia. At his death, Dr. Jia was Associate Professor of Linguistics…

172021May

In Books, Journal, Semiotic Publications

Wanted: Book Review Editor for the Semiotic Society of America

The American Journal of Semiotics (TAJS), the scholarly journal of the Semiotic Society of America (SSA), welcomes applications for Book Review Editor. This position will support the editorial work of The American Journal of Semiotics in the following ways: assisting the TAJS editorial team in identifying books worth reviewing, soliciting publishers for a copy (print or…

132021May

In Books, Online Resources, Semiotic Online, Semiotic Publications

Book presentation: “Mediatization(s). Theoretical conversations between Europe and Latin America”, edited by José Luis Fernández, Carlos Scolari and Mon Rodríguez-Amat

Dear all, I hope that this mail finds you well and resisting the covid 19 with good spirit. Next Thursday we will present “MEDIATIZATION (s). THEORETICAL CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA”, a book that we edited with Carlos Scolari and Mon Rodríguez-Amat in order to @IntellectBooks . You can read the INTRODUCTION in: https://buff.ly/3o4ldt6. In…

132021May

In Online Resources, Semiotic Online

“Who is John Deely?”, video of lecture by Farouk Seif

On behalf of the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the Philosophy Department, and Br. Norman Hipps of the Deely Project, Saint Vincent College, we invite you to use the link provided below to view a recording of the April 29, Farouk Seif lecture, entitled “Who is John Deely?” https://saintvincentcollege-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/mike_hustava_stvincent_edu/EekLbIQx8ARIomtLo4ZrYQcBZatWp2hDG-fKcLLgzKgknw?e=LytUjF

72021May

In Books, Semiotic Publications

Nouveau livre: “La cochenille, de la teinture à la peinture. Une histoire matérielle de la couleur”, de Georges Roque

Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la parution du livre de Georges Roque (CRAL-EHESS), La cochenille, de la teinture à la peinture. Une histoire matérielle de la couleur, qui vient de paraître aux Éditions Gallimard, collection « Art et Artistes ». Le livre porte une certaine attention à la sémiotique visuelle et se positionne dans…

62021May

In Congress & Call for Papers, Congress Calendar

Reminder: International Congress “Juri Lotman’s Semiosphere” (25 – 28 February 2022, Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia)

2022 marks the centenary of the birth of Juri Lotman (28 February 1922), renowned Russian-Estonian semiotician, literary scholar and cultural historian. To celebrate this anniversary and commemorate his distinguished contribution to humanities and beyond, the University of Tartu, Tallinn University, Juri Lotman’s Semiotics Repository and the Estonian Association of Semiotics will be hosting an International Congress “Juri Lotman’s Semiosphere”. Confirmed plenary speakers are Aleida Assmann (University…

42021May