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Category Archives: Humanities
3 myths about conspiracy theories
University of Tartu semioticians Mari-Liis Madisson and Andreas Ventsel highlight three myths related to conspiracy theories. Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Research
Tagged conspiracy, conspiracy theory, fake news, flat-earthers, Illuminati, myths, Orban, Plandemic, poisoning, Soros, tobacco industry
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What Belarusian people joke about
Anastasiya Fiadotava writes about the jokes that Belarusian people make about their families and politics. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Humanities, Research
Tagged Belarus, Belarusian, family humour, humour, jokes, Lukashenko, PhD, PhD thesis, political jokes
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Health as a value, health as a right
Philosopher Francesco Orsi analyzes how health came out on top of fundamental values in the coronavirus pandemics. Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Research
Tagged coronavirus, health, lockdown, rights, sacrifice, values
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How Lyudmyla leads semiotic research in a Moscow agency
In an interview to UT Blog, fresh PhD Lyudmyla Zaporozhtseva unveils how she leads semiotic research at a marketing research agency in Moscow. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Humanities, Research
Tagged cultural codes, marketing, Moscow, PhD, PhD thesis, Russia, semiotics, semiotics of culture, Ukraine
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The problem with Disney’s live-action remakes: Creating emotion with animation
Jason Mario Dydynski writes about how Disney’s live-action remakes compare to their older animated films in regard to creating emotion. Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Research
Tagged animation, Darwin, Disney, emotion, live-action remakes, semiotics
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Affective meaning-making: novel forms of community formation
Semioticians describe the novel forms of community formation, driven by affective meaning-making on social and online media. Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Research
Tagged affective meaning-making, communication, community, meaning, semiotics, social media
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What About the Truth of Science?
Lisa Zorzato, a PhD student of philosophy, explores the relation between science and the truth. Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Research
Tagged antirealism, Einstein, philosophy, quantum theory, realism, science, success of science, truth
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