Josh Glenn
Josh Glenn is a 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: Commutation Test
On December 27, a session exploring the swapping-out of signifiers…
Session: Juri Lotman
On November 29, a session exploring the enduring relevance of Juri Lotman's theories…
Peace Frogs
A crucial vector through which psychedelic flower-child culture entered into the American mainstream…
Session: On Colour
On October 18, a session exploring color systems, color materiality, color naming, and more…
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.