Semiotic Society of America 49th Annual Conference Semiotics of Friendship: Relations Beyond Interactions SSA 49th Call for Papers
Author: Farouk Seif
Farouk Y. Seif, PhD is Professor Emeritus, Antioch University Seattle, former President and Executive Director of the Semiotic Society of America, a registered architect, and an artist. Seif serves as the Editor of the Semiotic Society of America Yearbook. Prior to becoming an American citizen, Seif was born and raised in Egypt with a Coptic background. His main interests are design, semiotics, paradoxes, transdisciplinarity, and transmodernity. His doctoral dissertation “Semiotics and Urban Morphogenesis: Metaphysical Aspects of Ancient Egyptian Monumentality as a Theoretical Approach to Urban Form" designed to reinterpret the Ancient Egyptian experience for thoughtful reflections on contemporary life. Prof. Seif has taught in universities and lectured at conferences worldwide. He was the recipient of the 2010 Fulbright Specialists Program at University of Sofia, Bulgaria. He has authored numerous articles and a dozen book chapters. His book "De-sign in the Transmodern World: Envisioning Reality Beyond Absoluteness" is a state-of-the-art integration of design and semiotics.
Image, Imagination, Communication: Exploring the Ethical as Natural or Artificial, Real or Surreal
Duquesne University 18th Biennial Communication Ethics Conference and Sliver Jubilee Conference of the International Communicology Institute. Image, Imagination, Communication: Exploring the Ethical as Natural or Artificial, Real or Surreal May 28-30, 2025 | Duquesne University Power Center Ballroom https://www.duq.edu/academics/colleges-and-schools/liberal-arts/departments-and-centers/communication-and-rhetorical-studies/conferences.php
Mark Your Calendar!
Mark your calendar: The 49th Annual Conference of the SSA will be held in Prague, 24-28 September, 2025. Stay tuned for more details!
Introducing Our New SSA Executive Director
Dear Colleagues and Friends, It is my great pleasure to introduce our new Executive Director Joseph DeChicchis who is appointed by the Search Committee and confirmed by the SSA Executive Board. Moving onward and upward, Farouk Seif On behalf the Search Committee Joseph DeChicchis, Ph.D., F.R.S.A. Academically, Professor DeChicchis has punctuated his career…
New SSA Executive Director
Dear Colleagues and Friends, I hope this message finds you all well. On behalf of the Executive Board of the Semiotic Society of America, I would like to thank our colleague Javier Clavere who has served our Semiotic Society of America for 6 years during one of the most challenging times, dealing with…
SSA 2024 FINAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE
SSA 2024 FINAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE 10.2.2024
JOB OPENING: Executive Director of the Semiotic Society of America
JOB OPENING Executive Director of the Semiotic Society of America The Semiotic Society of America (SSA) is the leading semiotics organization in North America and is guided by a board of officers and editors listed below. We are a transdisciplinary professional organization serving a diverse community of scholars with common interests in the study of signs and…
Announcing CFP Extension for the 48th SSA Annual Conference in Toronto
We are pleased to extend the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 48th Annual Conference of the Semiotic Society of America to Wednesday, July 31, 2024. We anticipate a significant number of submissions. We encourage you to submit your proposal as soon as possible. All the best, Farouk Seif On behalf of the 2024 Program…
Local Host of the 48th SSA Conference
Paolo Granata is an Associate Professor at St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto and award-winning educator, innovator, and cross-disciplinary media scholar. As a leading expert in media ecology – nurtured by the centuries-old tradition of his Alma Mater, the University of Bologna – his research and teaching interests lie broadly in the areas of…
SSA 2024 Call for Papers
SSA CFP 2024 [Final]
