Debating in A Vacuum
“It’s like a jigsaw puzzle, all one color. No key to where the pieces fit in.”
Theory
Thoughts on applied semiotics and hermeneutics.
Session: Commutation Test
On December 27, a session exploring the swapping-out of signifiers…
Session: Juri Lotman
On November 29, a session exploring the enduring relevance of Juri Lotman's theories…
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…
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.
Session: Semiotics & Politics
On April 26th, a session exploring the ways semioticians can engage with politics and ideology.
Session: Semiotics & Ethics
On March 22nd, a session dedicated to the ethics of semiotics work.
Session: Semiotics & Music
On February 23rd, a session devoted to decoding our favorite songs.
Session: Semiotics & Cinema
On January 26, a session devoted to decoding our favorite movies.
Session: Un-Analyzable
On November 10, a session devoted to analyzing the un-analyzable.
Session: Semiotics & the Scientific Method
On October 27, a session devoted to the science of semiotic analysis.
Session: Body Semiotics
On September 15, a session devoted to semiotics (in, of and on) the body.
Session: Reading Culture
On July 14, a session devoted to new semiotic methods for cultural analysis!