Tag Archives: semiotics

Juri Lotman: 90

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Inga Külmoja

Juri Mikhailovich Lotman, a world-famous semiotician and cultural historian, would have turned ninety today. One way to celebrate this anniversary is to dive into the enormously rich and inspiring scientific legacy of Juri Lotman. Hopefully this modest collection of resources will be of some help. Continue reading →

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Letter No. 1

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Remo Gramigna

Remo Gramigna is a doctoral student of semiotics and the runner-up for the UT Student Journalist Contests in 2011 and 2010 (the contest winner in 2009!). This is his contest entry, which won the public vote last year. Continue reading →

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Podcast: Semiotics in The Estonian Summer

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

Here are four interviews about the present and future of semiotics with the world-leading semioticians: Boris Uspenski, a member of the Tartu-Moscow Semiotic School, Eero Tarasti, President of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, Winfried Nöth, Professor of Linguistics and Semiotics at the University of Kassel, and Marcel Danesi, Editor-in-Chief of Semiotica. Continue reading →

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Podcast: Semiotics – Lingering or Thriving?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

Listen to what Boris Uspenski, a member of Tartu-Moscow Semiotic School, Eero Tarasti, the President of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, Winfried Nöth, Professor of Linguistics and Semiotics at the University of Kassel, and Marcel Danesi, Editor-in-Chief of Semiotica, a major academic journal covering semiotics, think about the past, the present and the future of semiotics. Continue reading →

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