Making Sense
"Cycling through analytical modes rapidly and productively is tricky stuff."
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: Expert Testimony
On September 30, a session at which semioticians who have worked as expert witnesses discuss what iit's like…
Session: Semiofest 10th Anniversary
On June 17th, a celebration of Semiofest's 10th year in action!
Session: Behavioural Economics
On April 29th, a session featuring behavioral economists who have worked with semiotics…
Session: Flash Decoding
On March 25th, a session dedicated to sharing approaches to decoding.
Session: Semiotics & UX
On February 18th, a session dedicated to UX and semiotic practices.
Silly Beavers
Reduced to being the butt of jokes.
Badass Beavers
Heroic beavers — a running joke.
Save a Tree
Naughty jokes.
Session: C.S. Peirce
On December 10th, a session dedicated to the application of Peirce's theories to commercial semiotics.
Hippie Beavers
In touch with nature, literally.
Eager Beaver
Eager Beaver service.
Session: Thinking with Objects
On November 12, a session dedicated to object-oriented semiotics.
Goodman Beaver
"Amazing how people fool themselves."