Debating in A Vacuum
“It’s like a jigsaw puzzle, all one color. No key to where the pieces fit in.”
Theory
Thoughts on applied semiotics and hermeneutics.
Friday
"Durned if I didn’t begin to find connections!"
The Glass Bead Game
The game is a difficult and rewarding "exercise in deconstruction and decoding, pattern recognition, and patterning."
Session: Body Semiotics
A session devoted to semiotics (in, of and on) the body.
Session: Reading Culture
A session devoted to new semiotic methods for cultural analysis!
Session: AI & Semiotics
A session devoted to questions around sense-making AI.
Session: Umberto Eco
A session devoted to the ongoing influence of Umberto Eco.
Session: Biosemiotics
A session devoted to the emerging Biosemiotics discipline.
Session: Sustainability Semiotics
A session devoted to context-appropriate sustainability strategies.
Session: Expert Testimony
A session at which semioticians who have worked as expert witnesses discuss what it's like…
Session: Semiofest 10th Anniversary
A celebration of Semiofest's 10th year in action!
Session: Behavioural Economics
A session featuring behavioral economists who have worked with semiotics…
Session: Flash Decoding
A session dedicated to sharing approaches to decoding.
Session: Semiotics & UX
A session dedicated to UX and semiotic practices.
Session: C.S. Peirce
A session dedicated to the application of Peirce's theories to commercial semiotics.