Semiofest

Our next February Semiofest session is on Charles Peirce. C.S. Peirce’s semiotics, one reads in Chris Barnham’s The Natural History of the Sign, is fundamentally about cognition. Rejecting the Western “mirror” model of cognition that underpins our conventional view of perception, Peirce argues that signs are made by each of us, as we seek to understand the world around us. This is how we become integrated in our own cultures. Chris Barnham FMRS will discuss the implications of Peirce’s model for commercial semiotics; and Serdar Paktin will describe what happens when the Western model of perception is imposed upon non-Western cultures. #semiotics #session https://lnkd.in/eEU_DBRr

The art of medical diagnosis (known in Greek antiquity as techne semeiotike) shares a long history with semiotics. Today, medical professionals increasingly recognize that the molecules, enzymes, and alkaloids with which we come in contact initiate sequences of semiotic transformations in our bodies at macro-, meso-, and micro-scales. Also, medicine is more than chemistry: How a society regards medicine, health, and disease is itself influenced by semiotic codes. Yogi H. has invited Ramona Lyons, Ph.D. John Tredinnick Rowe to discuss the current state — and future — of medical semiotics. Join us for a discussion of the semiotics of (and in) medicine, health, and disease on 31st January 2025. It starts at the slightly later time (to normal) of 3pm UK time. https://lnkd.in/e__nQRQ9

Dear All, after the success of Porto 2024 this year, the long wait is over. We are happy to announce that Semiofest 2026 will be happening in...Warsaw. 🤩Many congratulations to the Poland Team of Maciej Biedziński Paulina Goch-Kenawy Ania Sciechowska Marcin Klaus for putting such a strong bid together. We can already see that it will have all the great Semiofest elements as well as extra ingredients and it promises to be a great event. We look forward to announcing more details soon. Thank you all of our 💪Followers for your continued support of Semiofest & Happy Holidays!🎄🥳Semiofest Board: Chris Arning Hamsini Shivakumar Lucia Laurent-Neva

Our next @Semiofest session is ready to go. Yes, it's over Christmas, but the semiotics never stops! Often on the sessions we look at topics such as the semiotics of the body or semiotics and politics., sometimes we look at theorists and their thinking; occasionally we look at the process of semiotic analysis and how it works. When we swap out a marketing campaign or brand’s signifiers for close alternatives, which signifiers are revealed to be meaningful… and which meaningless? Ľudmila Lacková Bennett has invited semioticians Tatiana Jaramillo Jaramillo Brian Khumalo @Alec Kozicki Nicola Zengiaro from various fields to discuss the “commutation test," an overlooked methodology from structural semiology that could prove a useful tool for commercial semiotics. Join us. You can get tickets below: https://lnkd.in/eSCVRw3p #semiotics #techniques

When it comes to making sense of our contemporary moment, the theorizing of the University of Tartu’s Juri Lotman (1922–1993) remains highly relevant. Session host Maarja Ojamaa has invited Max Matus, Maria Papanthymou, and Auli Viidalepp to discuss how Lotman’s key concepts — including the “semiosphere,” cultural “unpredictability,” and the “growth of meaning” — can inform applied semiotic work around branding, public education, and artificial intelligence. The session happens on Friday 29th November at 2pm UK time as Semiofest Session No. 31. Get tickets here by donation only: https://lnkd.in/ePP8gGPP #semiotics #lotman

The time has come to think of our next event in 2026. So we invite all local teams passionate about applied semiotics to send in your bids to host Semiofest 2026. Back to basics – why host Semiofest in your market?😎 If you've only been to Semiofest Sessions, why not come to a face to face event? If you've been to Semiofest before you'll be excited for the next one. We are excited to announce that we are extending the deadline for bids to host Semiofest 2026 to end of day Friday 8th November 2024 so you have more time to put together bids. Here are five great reasons to consider it: 1. To promote semiotics. You love semiotics, you believe in it…and you want to help propagate its value.✅ 2. To raise your profile. Semiofest is a great brand to add to your professional and personal profile.✅ 3. To devise a fresh event with your unique signature for a global community of professionals.✅ 4. To widen your professional network – enrich your network with some global connections.✅ 5. To show off your hometown. You live in a wonderful place/city – so showcase its ‘signifiers’ to the world!✅ We cannot promise a financial reward to hosting. As a not-for-profit venture, we are run on a volunteer basis. However, we can promise a stimulating experience, collaborative working and the satisfaction of a brilliant event. All the details are up on our website, www.semiofest.com. Link is: https://lnkd.in/eBA4nUJt We look forward to receiving your bids. Chris, Lucia, Hamsini The Semiofest Board #semiotics #conference #2026 #community #love #passion

Our October #Semiofest Session will be ‘ON COLOUR’. Lucia Laurent-Neva and Joshua Glenn have invited colour experts and theorists from outside our own discipline to discuss how colours are understood, classified, and employed. Dr Alexandra Loske FSA, Pete Thomas, and James Quail will share insights on how colour systems reflect evolving social and cultural dynamics, how the ‘materiality' of colour connects with broader historical contexts and design practices, the cultural biases and commercial interests involved in colour naming, and more. PS: Bring paper and writing/colouring instruments to this interactive session! The session will take place on Zoom at 2 pm UK time on Friday, 18th October. For tickets - https://lnkd.in/e-VqsYnf #semiotics #colour #coloursemiotics #color #colorsemiotics #design #designsemiotics #semiofest #semiofestsessions

After a long wait, the Porto 2024 Wrap Up film is finally out. If you didn't get a chance to come to Porto you'll get an excellent flavour of the conference by watching the film. If you did come to Porto then you can relive some of the memories indulge your nostalgia & give yourself semiosaudade🇵🇹😅 Porto 2024 was such a great success. Fun was had by all as you can see in the film. The time has come to think of our next event in 2026. We invite all teams passionate about applied semiotics to send in your bids to host Semiofest 2026. Back to basics – why host Semiofest in your market?😎 Here are five good reasons to consider it: 1. To promote semiotics. You love semiotics, you believe in it…and you want to help propagate its value.✅ 2. To raise your profile. Semiofest is a great brand to add to your professional and personal profile.✅ 3. To devise a fresh event with your unique signature for a global community of professionals.✅ 4. To widen your professional network – enrich your network with some global connections.✅ 5. To show off your hometown. You live in a wonderful place/city – so showcase its ‘signifiers’ to the world!✅ We cannot promise a financial reward to hosting. As a not-for-profit venture, we are run on a volunteer basis. However, we can promise a stimulating experience, collaborative working and the satisfaction of a brilliant event. All the details are up on our website, www.semiofest.com. Link is: https://lnkd.in/eBA4nUJt We look forward to receiving your bids. Chris, Lucia, Hamsini The Semiofest Board #semiotics #conference #2026 #community #love #passion

Porto 2024 was such a great success. Fun was had by all as you can see in the photo. The time has come to think of our next event in 2026. We invite all teams passionate about applied semiotics to send in your bids to host Semiofest 2026. Back to basics – why host Semiofest in your market?😎 Here are five good reasons to consider it: 1. To promote semiotics. You love semiotics, you believe in it…and you want to help propagate its value.✅ 2. To raise your profile. Semiofest is a great brand to add to your professional and personal profile.✅ 3. To devise a fresh event with your unique signature for a global community of professionals.✅ 4. To widen your professional network – enrich your network with some global connections.✅ 5. To show off your hometown. You live in a wonderful place/city – so showcase its ‘signifiers’ to the world!✅ We cannot promise a financial reward to hosting. As a not-for-profit venture, we are run on a volunteer basis. However, we can promise a stimulating experience, collaborative working and the satisfaction of a brilliant event.All the details are up on our website, www.semiofest.com We look forward to receiving your bids. Chris, Lucia, Hamsini The Semiofest Board #semiotics #conference #2026 #community #love #passion

Great session coming up soon in September. When you practice semiotics encountering a talented “decoder” within a work of fiction is entertaining, and for semioticians it can also prove inspiring! Semiofest convenor Joshua Glenn had invited a series of speakers, namely Becks Collins (he/they) Whitney Dunlap-Fowler Eugene Gorny Dr Rachel Lawes Chirag Mediratta Antje Weißenborn to a session to discuss a few favorite decoders from literature, movies, TV shows, and anime too! The session will take place on Zoom at 2pm UK time on Friday 27th September. Join us: https://lnkd.in/ebF3Bgmr #semiotics #decoding #literature #film #television #movies #anime #sessions