Session: Juri Lotman
On November 29, a session exploring the enduring relevance of Juri Lotman's theories…
Josh Glenn
Josh Glenn is a Boston-based consulting semiotician. He is cofounder of the consultancy Semiovox, editor of the websites SEMIOVOX and HILOBROW, and series editor of The MIT Press's RADIUM AGE. He is an adjunct instructor at RISD and convenor of the monthly online "Semiofest Sessions." His books include The Idler's Glossary, Significant Objects, and the family activities guide Unbored. In the ’90s, Josh published the zine/journal Hermenaut; in the 2000s, he was a Boston Globe staffer and columnist.
Peace Frogs
A crucial vector through which psychedelic flower-child culture entered into the American mainstream…
Session: On Colour
On October 18, a session exploring color systems, color materiality, color naming, and more…
Session: Fictional Decoders
On September 27th, a session exploring favorite decoders from literature, movies, TV, and more…
Mr. Toad
"The clever men at Oxford / Know all that there is to be knowed. / But they none of them know one half as much / As intelligent Mr. Toad!"
Session: Liminality Post-Porto (II)
On July 19th, a session — the second of two — building on May's LIMINALITY-themed Semiofest in Porto.
Session: Liminality Post-Porto (I)
On June 28th, a session — the first of two — building on May's LIMINALITY-themed Semiofest conference in Porto.