Making Sense
"I regularly refer to myself as 'relentlessly curious.' The practice of semiotics is a marathon of mental focus."
Semioticians based in — or originally from — the North American continent
"I regularly refer to myself as 'relentlessly curious.' The practice of semiotics is a marathon of mental focus."
"My best insights come from sitting with questions rather than seeking instant answers."
"What a semiotician offers is an authentic reading of their culture that only they can provide."
"We need creativity in order to make connections that aren't obvious."
"Semiotics is one of the few methodologies that bridges the arts and the sciences."
"I would like to see a shift towards greater mindfulness and intentionality in how symbols are used and interpreted."
"Emancipating through meaning within culture, as a human being, is good. But emancipating through meaning within nature, as a living being, is better."
"Semioticians are guardians of meaning. That’s a sacred responsibility."
"Decisions are influenced by cultural forces of which one might not even be aware."