Class Clown
“I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul.”
Josh Glenn
Josh Glenn is a Boston- and Kingston (NY)-based consulting semiotician. He is cofounder of the consultancy Semiovox, editor of the websites SEMIOVOX and HILOBROW, and founding editor of The MIT Press's proto-sf RADIUM AGE series. He is an adjunct instructor at RISD and convenor of the monthly online Semiofest Sessions. His books include The Idler's Glossary, Significant Objects, and the family activities guide Unbored. In the ’90s, Josh published the intellectual zine/journal Hermenaut; in the 2000s, he was a founding staffer and columnist for the Boston Globe's IDEAS section.
Session: Fictional Decoders
On September 27th, a session exploring favorite decoders from literature, movies, TV, and more…
Mr. Toad
"The clever men at Oxford / Know all that there is to be knowed. / But they none of them know one half as much / As intelligent Mr. Toad!"
Session: Liminality Post-Porto (II)
On July 19th, a session — the second of two — building on May's LIMINALITY-themed Semiofest in Porto.
SEMIOVOX 2Q2024
Fascinating work and fun creative projects…
Session: Liminality Post-Porto (I)
On June 28th, a session — the first of two — building on May's LIMINALITY-themed Semiofest conference in Porto.
Session: Semiotics & Politics
On April 26th, a session exploring the ways semioticians can engage with politics and ideology.
SEMIOVOX 1Q2024
Fascinating work and fun creative projects…
Le Garage Hermétique
Call this sort of thing: narrative kintsugi — i.e., breaking, then making visible repairs to one's story.
See you in Porto?
May 22–24, in Porto. Be there!
Session: Semiotics & Ethics
On March 22nd, a session dedicated to the ethics of semiotics work.
Session: Semiotics & Music
On February 23rd, a session devoted to decoding our favorite songs.
Session: Semiotics & Cinema
On January 26, a session devoted to decoding our favorite movies.
SEMIOVOX 2023
Fascinating work and fun creative projects…