42015Sep
In Books, Semiotic Publications
New book: Sein und Schein : Explorations in Existential Semiotics

New book: Sein und Schein : Explorations in Existential Semiotics

Eero Tarasti SEIN UND SCHEIN Explorations in Existential Semiotics [Being and Appearance: Explorations in Existential Semiotics] Existential semiotics is a new paradigm in the studies of signs, signification and communication. This book develops its theory further starting from the continental philosophy (Kant, Hegel, Jaspers, Heidegger, Arendt, Sartre) on one hand, yet remaining also faithful to the tradition of…

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112015Aug
In Bulletin Board Announcements

Obituary for Ladislav Tondl

Prof. Ladislav Tondl (1924–2015) The distinguished philosopher, semiotician and logician Professor Ladislav Tondl has died at the age of 91. Professor Ladislav Tondl was one of the founders of Czech semiotics, communication theory, philosophy of science and the initiator of the analytical line in Czech philosophical thought. Over long periods of political persecution in the…

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42015Aug
In Congress & Call for Papers

CFP: Second Conference of the International Association for Cognitive Semiotics – IACS 2016

The International Association for Cognitive Semiotics and Institute of Philosophy, Maria Curie Sklodowska University in Lublin are proud to announce: The Second Conference of the International Association for Cognitive Semiotics (IACS 2016) June 20-22, 2016 Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland http://iacs2016.umcs.lublin.pl iacs2016@bacon.umcs.lublin.pl Plenary speakers confirmed up to now: Eva Jablonka, Tel Aviv University, Simon Kirby,…

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312015Jul
In Bulletin Board Announcements
Update on Bureau decisions and various issues arising for the Association in 2015

Update on Bureau decisions and various issues arising for the Association in 2015

Items for discussion: 1. Voting procedure 2. Next two Congresses 3. IASS publications arising from the Sofia Congress 4. Honorary posts 5. Reporting regional activity 6. Website overhaul/online activities 7. Surveying the membership 8. Membership and renewal 9. Establishment of the Ecuadorean Semiotic Society/admit to EC Key KB = Kristian Bankov (Secretary General) PB =…

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172015Jul
In Congress & Call for Papers
Preliminary Program: XXth International Early Fall School of Semiotics (EFSS) 2015 “Ways of Semiotic Research”

Preliminary Program: XXth International Early Fall School of Semiotics (EFSS) 2015 “Ways of Semiotic Research”

5-13 September, Sozopol, Bulgaria Updates for the XXth International Early Fall School of Semiotics (EFSS) 2015 “Ways of Semiotic Research” Preliminary program: http://www.sociosemiotics.net/files/EFSS_XX_preliminary_program_15_07.pdf There is still a possibility to register for participation, the deadline is 5 August. For more information infosociosemiotics.net

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122015Jul
In Congress & Call for Papers, Journal, Semiotic Publications

CFP: Cognitive Semiotics

Call for Papers – Cognitive Semiotics Cognitive Semiotics is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal devoted to high quality research, integrating perspectives, methods and insight from cognitive science, cognitive linguistics and semiotics, and placing meaning-making into the broader context of cognitive, social, and neurobiological processes. The journal is a platform for the study of meaning-making writ large: in our interactions with…

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82015Jul
In Bulletin Board Announcements

Obituary for Prof. GU Jiazu

Dear colleagues, With great sadness, we announce that the former editor-in-chief of our journal Chinese Semiotic Studies, Prof. GU Jiazu, passed away in Jiangsu People’s Hospital on July 4, 2015, aged 74. Prof. Gu was born on July 14, 1941 in Soochow, Jiangsu. He graduated from Soochow University in 1964 and started teaching there upon…

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22015Jul
In Congress & Call for Papers, Journal

CFP: Lexia n. 23 – The Meaning of Conspiracy

Lexia, the international, peer–reviewed journal of CIRCE, the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Communication of the University of Torino, Italy, invites contributions to be published in issue n. 23 of the new series. The topic of the forthcoming issue is “The Meaning of Conspiracy”. Expected publication schedule of the volume: December 15, 2015: deadline for contributions January…

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202015Jun
In Congress & Call for Papers
XXth International Early Fall School of Semiotics (EFSS) 2015 “Ways of Semiotic Research”

XXth International Early Fall School of Semiotics (EFSS) 2015 “Ways of Semiotic Research”

5-13 September, Sozopol, Bulgaria After the successful XII World congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies held in Sofia in September 2014, the Southeast European Center for Semiotic Studies is renewing its main international event – the Early Fall School of Semiotics (EFSS). This year we shall celebrate the XX edition and will dedicate…

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92015Jun
In Congress & Call for Papers, Journal, Semiotic Publications
Punctum 1(2) (extension of deadline)

Punctum 1(2) (extension of deadline)

Punctum is a blind peer-reviewed, on-line journal dedicated to the semiotic study of contemporary cultural texts, practices and processes, published under the auspices of the Hellenic Semiotic Society. Aspiring to provide a venue for the advancement of international semiotic scholarship, the journal is published twice a year (July & December) in English, although submissions in French and…

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