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 (as writer and/or editor) include The Idler's Glossary, Significant Objects, the family activities guide Unbored, and the 2025 anthology Before Superman: Superhumans of the Radium Age. 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.
The American spirit
"Are you listening, Democrats? Here are five insights into the 'spirit of America' that could help you turn things around."
Session: Peirce & Perception
On February 28, a session exploring C.S. Peirce's epistemology.
Session: Medical Semiotics
On January 31, a session exploring medical semiotics.
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…