Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to extend the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 41st Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America to Sunday, June 19, 2016. We encourage you to submit your proposal as soon as possible. All the best, Farouk Seif Executive Director, Semiotic Society of America
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.
Obituary: Umberto Eco (1932-2016)
By Marcel Danesi On February 19, 2016, one of the greatest contemporary semioticians, writers and intellectuals passed away, leaving behind both an enormous legacy and a void that will be hard to fill. One cannot mention semiotics without mentioning his name in the same breath. With the late Thomas A. Sebeok, with whom he collaborated…
“The Semiotics of Murder”
Workshop Organized by Marcel Danesi and Mike Arntfield SSA 41st Annual Meeting, Delray Beach, Florida, September 29, 2016 This workshop will examine the work going on in forensic semiotics on the relation between murder as a criminal act and culture as the framework in which murder is defined. The workshop is intended to bring together a…
Keynote Speaker Richard Shusterman: “Philosophy as a Way of Life – On Camera”
We are honored to announce that Dr. Richard Shusterman is the keynote speaker at the SSA 41st Annual Meeting in Delray Beach, Florida. Richard Shusterman Richard Shusterman is the Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Humanities and Director of the Center for Body, Mind, and Culture at Florida Atlantic University. His major authored books…
CFP: Semiotic Society of America 41st Annual Meeting
Call For Papers Semiotic Society of America 41st Annual Meeting September 28–October 2, 2016 / Delray Beach, Florida The Semiotic Society of America welcomes abstracts on any subject with a connection to semiotics. We apply semiotic theories and insights to disciplines as diverse as anthropology, the arts, biology, cognitive science, communication, cybernetics, education, ethics, law, literature, linguistics,…
~~~~~~~~Our Journey Together
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Our journey together continues. The 41st SSA Annual Meeting will take place in Delray Beach, Florida, September 28–October 2, 2016. More information and details will be provided in the weeks ahead. Stay tuned…! Farouk Seif SSA Executive Director
The American Journal of Semiotics
Dear Colleagues, The American Journal of Semiotics (TAJS) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that is currently seeking contributors to a special issue on Music and Semiotics to be published in 2016. The TAJS has some contributors lined up for the topics of: Grunge – Punk – Post-Punk – Alternative – Progressive Rock – Heavy Metal The TAJS invites your manuscript…
SSA Yearbook Submission: Semiotics 2015: Evolutionary Love
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…
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…
