Making Sense
"We need to practice a more empirical and critical approach within Semiotics."
What makes semioticians tick? We asked members of the international community of semiotic practitioners to answer 10 questions. Here's a series overview, organized by region.
"We need to practice a more empirical and critical approach within Semiotics."
"Every node of experience is deep, has a pattern, and can be traced."
"Semiosis sustains, permeates, and gives birth to everything we know."
"To trace the evolution of a sign's meaning, in order to understand the sign's hidden essence, we need passion."
"Once we 'break the surface' of what's given, we learn that no phenomenon is ever obvious."
"We are ‘working amongst the ruins’ so there’s a scope to be creative and brave."
"The real power of semiotics lies in understanding how consumers create their own meaning systems."
"We're all semioticians — we all 'decode' as part of our everyday lives."
"You need to be comfortable with uncertainty, contradiction, and change."
"We're surrounded by messages. The semiotician asks: How have these been configured?"