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Commentary on Jean-Guy Meunier’s presentation ‘Can Semiotics Become Computational.’

By Michael Mair, May 2023 Introduction It is many weeks now since Jean-Guy Meunier’s exposition on semiotics and computation. I was awed by his erudition, and by the systematic way he approached the subject, particularly […]

“Systemic Semiotics” – webinar by Professor Piotr Sadowski (Dublin)

Abstract Systemic semiotics applies the theory of autonomous systems to the study of communication and meaning. Autonomous systems, such as living organisms, have the capacity to maintain homeostasis—a state of internal functional equilibrium in respect […]

Webinar by Daria Arkhipova – The Semiotics of Influencers.

By Daria Arkhipova. Abstract: In modern society, digital environments have a profound influence on users’ practices and have becomedeeply ingrained in daily life. Digitally mediated communication has become increasingly prevalent,particularly on Social Media platforms where […]

Ai in Communication

From the University of Torino, Daria Arkhipova discusses her research on the role of AI on social media.

The Future We Want: Organizational Responsibilities for Climate Responses

The Future We Want: Organizational Responsibilities for Climate Responses, 3-5 July 2024 Luisada University, Lisbon, Portugal + Online Themes and Special Focus Founded in 1993, the Organization Studies Research Networkcomes together around a common concern for, […]

Remembering Eliseo Veron

By Gastón Cingolani. Eliseo Verón (1935-2014) was an Argentinian social scientist, and probably the most importantsemiotician that Argentina has given, with a huge influence in Latin America and someEuropean centers. His work constituted an invaluable […]

Can semiotics become computational?

Webinar by Jean-Guy Meunier Can semiotics become computational? Under what conditions can semiotics enter the digital age? Can there exist a computational semiotics? Should it be building a “semiotic theory” of computers and computing […]

Can a metaphor solve an enigma?

UPDATED NOVEMBER 3, 2022 Review of The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World, by Morten Christiansen and Nick Chater, Basic Books, 2022. By Paul Bouissac. Explaining the emergence and evolution of […]

Before Sight

Mini reviews by Paul Bouissac Re-published from SemiotiX 2012 Before sight there was touch and smell, both in our evolutionary and developmental past. Scantattention has been paid, though, to tactile, gustatory, and olfactory information in […]

Smart Semiotics Webinar Series. Sensemaking across the human organism – October 23, 2022.

By Adolfo M. García Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, ArgentinaNational Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), ArgentinaGlobal Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, USADepartamento de Lingüística y Literatura, Facultad de Humanidades, […]

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From Artificial Intelligence to Artificial Wisdom

November 27, 2025 0

From Artificial Intelligence to Artificial Wisdom By Dr. Robert Finkelstein Robotic Technology Inc.,President and University of Maryland As with “intelligence,” there are many definitions of wisdom and none are totally satisfactory. Our pragmatic definition of wisdom is: a system […]

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Webinar on the semiotics of today’s orientalism.

October 2, 2025 0

Webinar on the semiotics of today’s orientalism by Professor Lia Yoka (Aristotle University Thessaloniki) Orientalist painting: rigid metaphors, flexible meanings Abstract The allure and cultural backwardness of an imaginary East in dominant Western discourse, a set of values and stereotypes […]

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Smart Semiotics webinar – “The semiotics of contemporary currency design”

February 26, 2025 0

Title: “The semiotics of contemporary currency design” Description: Banknotes and coins are material objects that circulate in our everyday lives. We recognize them as such thanks to their appearance and, particularly, to their design. In […]

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Facial expression, a gateway to affective semiotics

December 29, 2024 0

Announcing a webinar on Facial expression, a gateway to affective semiotics by Marc Mehu, Department of Psychology, Webster Vienna Private University. Sunday January 19, 2025, at 04:00 PM GMT (UTC +0) In communication, the access to […]

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Attention Mechanism in AI Systems and its Relevance for Textual Pragmatics,a webinar by Prof. Kristian Bankov (New Bulgarian University)

November 26, 2024 0

Attention mechanism in AI systems and its relevance for textual pragmatics Sun, 8 Dec 2024, 15:00 UTC Prof. Kristian Bankov, New Bulgarian University The discovery of the attention mechanism in deep learning algorithms became for […]

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