Semiofest Sessions
Josh Glenn is founder and co-"convenor" of Semiofest’s monthly series of online “sessions.” These informal events are intended not only to share best practices among, but to nurture collegiality and friendship within the global semio community. List of all sessions here.
Session: Semiotic Tattoos
On April 24th! A session dedicated to semioticians' tattoos…
Session: Semiotics in Latin America
A session on the unique uses of emotion, color and dissonance in Latin America.
Session: Mythical Semiotics
A session on how semioticians grapple with the perplexing allure of the mythical.
Session: Guilty Pleasures
A session on the insights and inspiration to be found in “bad” cultural expressions.
Session: Doing Semiotics in Asia
A session on semiotics in Asian contexts… and how Eastern philosophies might expand the way we think about meaning-making.
Session: Case Files
A session on serendipitous discoveries… that may or may not have been useful to our clients.
Session: Narrative Semiotics
A session on influencing global perceptions, driving social change, and consolidating symbolic and political power.
Session: Semiotics & Gender Equality
A session on reshaping narratives around gender and diversity in marketing and advertising.
Session: Art & Semiotics
A session on decoding the emotional landscape and symbolic layers of a culture… via art.
Session: Rise of the Right
On May 5, a session on adapting to the collapse of the liberal consensus — while fighting fascism.
Session: Semiotics of Place
On April 25, a session exploring the semiotics of place.
Session: Semiotics & Spirituality
On March 28, a session exploring semiotics and/of spirituality.
Session: Peirce & Perception
On February 28, a session exploring C.S. Peirce's epistemology.