Dear Friends and Colleagues, Many thanks to those who participated in the 40th SSA Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. You made the SSA meeting this year a very successful event. In order to be considered for publication in the SSA Yearbook, please submit your paper by November 30, 2015. The SSA STYLE SHEET will assist you in…
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.
40th SSA Annual Meeting: Program Schedule (Updated)
40th SSA Program Schedule (Updated) We look forward to seeing you in Pittsburgh. Farouk Y. Seif SSA Executive Director
40th Annual Meeting: Book Exhibit
Dear Friends and Colleagues, The countdown continues for the 40th SSA Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh! We would like to extend an invitation for you to bring sample copies of your published books for display at the Book Exhibit and Gallery Viewing at the Omni Hotel. We will accept books starting Monday, September 21st. Books may…
40th Annual Meeting: Program Overview
SSA 40th Annual Meeting: Early Registration
Dear Friends and Colleagues, The early registration for the SSA 40th Annual Meeting ends on Friday August 21, 2015. Take advantage of the early bird price discount. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! To join the Society and register for the conference, please visit https://www.pdcnet.org/wp/2015-ssa/ or call: +01-434-220-3300, Toll Free: 1-800-444-2419. All the best, Farouk Seif…
Deadline Extended for Reduced-Rate Hotel Reservations
Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Omni Hotel in Pittsburgh has extended the cut-off date for reserving rooms to 5:00 pm local time on September 1, 2015. Please make your reservation ASAP. After September 1, it will be at the Omni’s discretion whether to accept reservations, which will be subject to prevailing rates and availability. The…
SSA 40th Annual Meeting Seminars/Workshops
Great workshops/seminars at our 40th Annual Meeting, pre-conference activities, on Thursday October 1st, 2015, 9:00–11:50 am. Don’t miss this opportunity! Richard L. Lanigan, “Visualizing Semiotic Models for Applied Research” The complexity of most semiotic models can be illustrated visually in what Peirce (4.418-419) called diagrams and graphs: “The aid that the system of graphs thus…
Keynote and Plenary Speakers
—Thursday, October 1, 2015— Welcome Address: Farouk Y. Seif “What’s Evolutionary Love Got to Do with Our Annual Meeting?” My welcoming address draws attention to the connections between this year’s theme, “Evolutionary Love,” and the celebration of a milestone in our history: the 40th…
Presidential Address, SSA 40th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA
Marcel Danesi Love Is Not a Sign, Romance Is: The Transformation of the Body into Culture Saturday, October 3, 2015 Marcel Danesi is President of the Semiotic Society of America. He is Full Professor of linguistic anthropology and Director of the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory at the University of Toronto. He has published…
Keynote Speakers, SSA 40th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA
Michael L. Raposa On the Very Idea of a Virtual Community: Peirce and Royce Revisited Thursday, October 1, 2015 Michael L. Raposa is Professor of Religion Studies and the E.W. Fairchild Professor of American Studies at Lehigh University, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1985. He served as Associate Dean for…
