Tag Archives: semiotics

Monuments to semioticians around the world

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Federico Bellentani

Monuments have both commemorative and political functions. Through them, national elites define what and who is to be remembered of the past – as well as what and who is not. As such, monuments shape and spread dominant worldviews and … Continue reading →

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How Lyudmyla leads semiotic research in a Moscow agency

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Inga Külmoja

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 →

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The problem with Disney’s live-action remakes: Creating emotion with animation

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Jason Mario Dydynski

Jason Mario Dydynski writes about how Disney’s live-action remakes compare to their older animated films in regard to creating emotion. Continue reading →

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Mariam from Georgia: I knew more about Tartu semiotics than about Estonia

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Inga Külmoja

On the day of our interview, Mariam arrived to Tartu from a week-long conference. She walked through the streets and said: “Oh my god, this is so familiar!” She had the feeling of opening the door and saying: “Hey Mom, … Continue reading →

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Affective meaning-making: novel forms of community formation

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Andreas Ventsel, Ott Puumeister

Semioticians describe the novel forms of community formation, driven by affective meaning-making on social and online media. Continue reading →

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Play a semiotical game of Greimas Puzzle

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Sven Anderson

The University of Tartu’s master’s student Sven Anderson came up with a game based on Greimas square – Greimas Puzzle. Play it now using emoticons! Continue reading →

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Escaping Modernity at Winter School in Kääriku

Posted on March 16, 2017 by George Spencer Terry

George Spencer Terry, a master’s student of EU-Russia studies, shares his experience at the winter school “Biopolitics and Semiotics of the Body”. Continue reading →

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