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.
Odd John
"He devised strange shapes which epitomized for him the tragedy of Homo sapiens, and the promise of his own kind."
Friday
"Durned if I didn’t begin to find connections!"
The Glass Bead Game
The game is a difficult and rewarding "exercise in deconstruction and decoding, pattern recognition, and patterning."
Session: Body Semiotics
A session devoted to semiotics (in, of and on) the body.
Session: Reading Culture
A session devoted to new semiotic methods for cultural analysis!
Session: AI & Semiotics
A session devoted to questions around sense-making AI.
Session: Umberto Eco
A session devoted to the ongoing influence of Umberto Eco.
Session: Biosemiotics
A session devoted to the emerging Biosemiotics discipline.
Session: Sustainability Semiotics
A session devoted to context-appropriate sustainability strategies.
Session: Expert Testimony
A session at which semioticians who have worked as expert witnesses discuss what it's like…
Session: Semiofest 10th Anniversary
A celebration of Semiofest's 10th year in action!
Session: Behavioural Economics
A session featuring behavioral economists who have worked with semiotics…
Session: Flash Decoding
A session dedicated to sharing approaches to decoding.
Session: Semiotics & UX
A session dedicated to UX and semiotic practices.