122013Feb
In Congress & Call for Papers

The Charles S. Peirce International Centennial Congress

The Charles S. Peirce International Centennial Congress Invigorating Philosophy for the 21st Century July 16–19, 2014 – University of Massachusetts Lowell In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the death of C. S. Peirce, The Charles S. Peirce Society and The Peirce Foundation invite the submission of new papers and panel proposals for The Charles S. Peirce International Centennial Congress, to be…

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62013Feb
In Semiotic Research Institutes

Doctorate positions at Lund University

The Department of Semiotics at Lund University announces the availability of one or more doctorate positions in semiotics at Lund University.   According to Swedish law, doctorate positions are 4-year long salaried positions.   For more information and to apply electronically, go to: http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24914&Dnr=523993&Type=E   For information about the Department of Semiotics at Lund University, see http://www.sol.lu.se/en/semiotik/…

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62013Feb
In Congress & Call for Papers, Journal, Semiotic Publications

CFP: Signs and Society, a new journal of semiotics published by the University of Chicago Press

Call for Papers The journal is now accepting submissions for a supplementary issue, “Representing Transcendence” (Winter 2014)Students of semiosis have long realized that signs and symbols, in their “standing for” function, are normally more “evident” (perceptible, experiential) than what they represent (or re-present). In fact, one of the classic definitions of the sign stresses that they need to “reveal”…

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42013Feb
In Congress & Call for Papers, Journal, Semiotic Publications

“Representing Transcendence” Call for Papers for Supplementary Issue (Winter 2014)

   Signs and Society The University of Chicago Press “Representing Transcendence” Call for Papers for Supplementary Issue (Winter 2014). Students of semiosis have long realized that signs and symbols, in their “standing for” function, are normally more “evident” (perceptible, experiential) than what they represent (or re-present). In fact, one of the classic definitions of the…

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292013Jan
In Semiotic Research Institutes, Semiotic Teaching

Summer School 2013 – Autocommunication in Semiotic Systems: 40 years after the Theses on the Semiotic Study of Culture

Summer School 2013 Autocommunication in Semiotic Systems: 40 years after the Theses on the Semiotic Study of Culture Summer School 2013 is five-day event taking place from August 18 to 23 in a secluded Kääriku in South Estonia. Theses on the Semiotic Study of Cultures first appeared 40 years ago, in 1973. The title of this publication indicates that alongside…

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272013Jan
In Congress & Call for Papers

CFP: Guiyang Secondary Symposium of the China Semiotics Forum

The Call for Papers (please refer to the Chinese version for details) http://wxy.gznu.edu.cn/xwgg/2013hy1.htm The Guiyang Secondary Symposium of The China Semiotics Forum (Under the auspices of the IASS) The Title: Semiotics and Modernization of Chinese Human Sciences The Place: The College of Chinese Literature and Language, the Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China 550001 The…

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182013Jan
In Congress & Call for Papers

VIII Congreso Internacional Chileno de Semiótica

CONVOCATORIA SEMIÓTICA, EDUCACIÓN Y CULTURA 9, 10 y 11 de octubre de 2013 CONVOCAN Asociación Chilena de Semiótica Universidad del Bío-Bío. Departamento de Artes y Letras PATROCINAN Universidad de Concepción. Departamento de Comunicación Social Universidad de Chile. Instituto de la Comunicación e Imagen Universidad Austral de Chile. Instituto de Comunicación Social Universidad de La Frontera….

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282012Dec
In Congress & Call for Papers

CFP: Intersemiotic translation

Intersemiotic translation 25-27 September 2013 Institute of English Studies, University of Lodz The aim of the conference is to present and discuss the most recent research on intersemiotic translation, understood broadly here as comprising transfer from one semiotic mode to another, but also as interaction between the different modes. We invite contributions from linguists, literary…

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202012Dec
In Online Resources, Semiotic Teaching

On Youtube: Eero Tarasti lectures on music history

The lectures by Professor Eero Tarasti, University of Helsinki,  on music history are now available in the youtube, entitled “Music History: Style Periods and Aesthetics”. The lectures (7) deal with classical composers, such as J.S. Bach. W.A. Mozart, Ludwig van  Beethoven and Richard Wagner; their main works are analyzed at piano, and  connected to other…

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