232012Jun
In Semiotic Research Institutes

The 25 year anniversary symposium of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies held in Imatra

Press release The Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS) June 22, 2012 The 25 year anniversary symposium of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies held in Imatra On June 9th the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS) marked its 25 year anniversary in Imatra, Finland, as part of the 27th International Summer School for Semiotic…

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172012Jun
In Congress & Call for Papers

CFP: Lexia n. 14: Ecstasy

CALL FOR PAPERS Lexia n. 14: Ecstasy 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. 14 of the new series. The topic of the forthcoming issue is “Ecstasy”. In several historical periods, socio-cultural contexts, and…

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292012May
In Congress & Call for Papers

Imatra Summer Congresses of Semiotics 2012

IMATRA SUMMER CONGRESSES  OF SEMIOTICS  JUNE 7-12, 2012 ISI Imatra State Hotel, Cultural Centre Arkielämän semiotiikkaa: suomalaisten ja venäläisten merkit/ Semiotics of Everyday Life – On the Signs of Finns and Russians 27th International Summer School for Semiotic and Structural Studies June 7–12, 2012, Imatra, Valtionhotelli Director: Eero Tarasti, President of the ISI and the…

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252012May
In Books

New Book: Becoming Culture – Floyd Merrell

Becoming Culture:  Semiotically Illustrated Through Guadalupe-Tonantzín Coalescence, and Other Latin American Enigmas by Floyd Merrell. This book taps into Charles Sanders Peirce’s occasional allusion to a vague, flexible form of ‘logic’. Unfortunately he did not fully develop this idea.  However, his concept of signs and pragmatic philosophy play a chief role in Becoming Culture. It…

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142012May
In Congress & Call for Papers

CFP: International Conference on Music Semiotics in Memory of Raymond Monelle

International Conference on Music Semiotics in Memory of Raymond Monelle. Establishing New Musical ‘Topics’ in the Repertoire and Popular Culture.’ Location: University of Edinburgh Music Department, United Kingdom Dates: 26-28 October, 2012 The Department of Music at The University of Edinburgh presents an international conference on Music Semiotics in memory of Professor Raymond Monelle. The…

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52012Apr
In Bulletin Board Announcements

Obituary for Omar Calabrese

In memory of Omar Calabrese On Saturday, March 31, 2012, Omar Calabrese succumbed to a heart attack in his home of Monteriggioni, Siena. Born in Florence on June 2, 1949, Calabrese has been a key-figure in semiotics and a protagonist of communication studies in Italy (President of Italian Association for Semiotic Studies – AISS in…

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42012Apr
In Congress & Call for Papers, Congress Calendar

CFP – Michel Tournier and Otherness. Literature, Myth, Photography

Call for papers Michel Tournier and Otherness. Literature, Myth, Photography   International Conference University of Tallinn, May 18-19, 2012 Deadline for receiving abstracts: April 20, 2012 How can Otherness be conceived? How can we define our relationship with our distant and near Others? We could simply say that Otherness is conceived of as a process…

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162012Mar
In Congress & Call for Papers

14th International Doctoral and Postdoctoral Seminar on Musical Semiotics

14th International Doctoral and Postdoctoral Seminar on Musical Semiotics, Department of Musicology, University of Helsinki March 26-29, 2012, at Vironkatu 1, floor 3B, Helsinki Director of the Seminar: Prof. Eero Tarasti; Co-directors: Profs. Ivanka Stoianova (Paris VIII), Jean-Marie Jacono (Université de Provence) Languages:  English and French Programme: Monday March 26 :  Arrival, welcoming reception  (buffet) at Vironkatu…

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162012Mar
In Congress & Call for Papers

CFP: Journal of Theory and Criticism

CALL FOR PAPERS GRAMMA Journal of Theory and Criticism Semiotics as a Theory of Culture: Deciphering the Meanings of Cultural Texts   Issue number 20, 2012 Semiotics, defined by Ferdinand de Saussure in the early years of the 20th century as the study of how sign systems function in the life of society, has become…

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142012Mar
In Books, Semiotic Publications

Wittgenstein in Translation Exploring Semiotic Signatures

Book Published: Gorlée, Dinda L. Wittgenstein in Translation Exploring Semiotic Signatures Series: Semiotics, Communication and Cognition [SCC] 9 http://www.degruyter.com:80/view/product/181689 Apart from the Tractatus, Wittgenstein did not write whole manuscripts for books, but composed short fragments. The current volume reveals the depths of Wittgenstein’s soul-searching writings – his “new” philosophy – by concentrating on ordinary language and using few…

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