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"Until we learn to discern cultural patterns, we can't fully understand or make use of them."
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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.
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"The semiotician looks at things from the perspective of both the frog and the eagle."
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"Clients need to be educated about the scientific rigour of our methodology."
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"We need to practice a more empirical and critical approach within Semiotics."
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"Every node of experience is deep, has a pattern, and can be traced."
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"Semiosis sustains, permeates, and gives birth to everything we know."
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"To trace the evolution of a sign's meaning, in order to understand the sign's hidden essence, we need passion."
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"Once we 'break the surface' of what's given, we learn that no phenomenon is ever obvious."
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"We are ‘working amongst the ruins’ so there’s a scope to be creative and brave."
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"The real power of semiotics lies in understanding how consumers create their own meaning systems."
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"We're all semioticians — we all 'decode' as part of our everyday lives."
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"You need to be comfortable with uncertainty, contradiction, and change."
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"We're surrounded by messages. The semiotician asks: How have these been configured?"