Making Sense with…
"To trace the evolution of a sign's meaning, in order to understand the sign's hidden essence, we need passion."
Semionaut
Giving voice to the global community of applied/commercial semioticians. (This "topic" is named after a now-defunct website founded by Malcolm Evans and Josh Glenn.)
Making Sense with…
"Once we 'break the surface' of what's given, we learn that no phenomenon is ever obvious."
Session: Semiotics & the Scientific Method
On October 27, a session devoted to the science of semiotic analysis.
Making Sense with…
"We are ‘working amongst the ruins’ so there’s a scope to be creative and brave."
Making Sense with…
"Everything is or can be significant and worthy of our time."
Making Sense with…
"The real power of semiotics lies in understanding how consumers create their own meaning systems."
Making Sense with…
"We're all semioticians — we all 'decode' as part of our everyday lives."
Session: Body Semiotics
On September 15, a session devoted to semiotics (in, of and on) the body.
Making Sense with…
"You need to be comfortable with uncertainty, contradiction, and change."
Making Sense with…
"We're surrounded by messages. The semiotician asks: How have these been configured?"
Making Sense with…
"Cultivate a 'helicopter' view on things, concepts, and problems."
Making Sense with…
"We are not leaders, we are guides and pathfinders."
Making Sense with…
"Each new semiotics project is an Indiana Jones-type adventure."
Session: Reading Culture
On July 14, a session devoted to new semiotic methods for cultural analysis!