The American spirit
"Are you listening, Democrats? Here are five insights into the 'spirit of America' that could help you turn things around."
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. 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.
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…
Session: On Colour
On October 18, a session exploring color systems, color materiality, color naming, and more…
