Making Sense
"We're all semioticians — we all 'decode' as part of our everyday lives."
Semiotics
Untangling the webs of significance within which we've suspended ourselves.
Session: Body Semiotics
On September 15, a session devoted to semiotics (in, of and on) the body.
Making Sense
"You need to be comfortable with uncertainty, contradiction, and change."
Making Sense
"We're surrounded by messages. The semiotician asks: How have these been configured?"
Making Sense
"Cultivate a 'helicopter' view on things, concepts, and problems."
Making Sense
"We are not leaders, we are guides and pathfinders."
Making Sense
"Each new semiotics project is an Indiana Jones-type adventure."
Session: Reading Culture
On July 14, a session devoted to new semiotic methods for cultural analysis!
Making Sense
"Semiotics succeeds because of its vast and ambitious scope."
Making Sense
"Achieving a deep, rich understanding of why we behave the way we do is the most rewarding part of the job."
Making Sense
"Don’t set off to be a semiotician — instead, let semiotics set you off."
Session: AI & Semiotics
On June 9, a session devoted to questions around sense-making AI.
Making Sense
"It’s a semiotician’s imagination, open mind, and creative ability which are truly rare."
Making Sense
"Where everyone else sees things, a semiotician sees meaning."