Dear Friends and Colleagues, It was great seeing many of you at the SSA Meeting in Florida. For those of you who were unable to attend the SSA General Business meeting on October 2, it is my pleasure to introduce our new Executive Director Javier Clavere. From the bottom of my heart, I am thankful…
Author: Farouk Seif
Delray Beach: Local Attractions and Restaurants
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Transportation Options: From Airports to Delray Beach Marriott Hotel
Dear Friends and Colleagues, There is public transportation via Tri-Rail. Tri-Rail is the easiest way to travel in South Florida with direct and convenient bus connections to the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and Palm Beach International Airport terminals. Fares are approximately $2.50 each way, onboard luggage racks on all trains and free parking at all…
41st SSA Room Reservation
Dear Friends and Colleagues, In order to take advantage of the SSA special rate of $160 per night, please make your room reservations at the Delray Beach Marriott Hotel in Florida before August 28, 2016. After this date, room charges will be subject to the prevailing rates and availability. Please go to the customized…
Keynote Speaker Anthony Julian Tamburri: “Signing Italian/American Cinema, Book Making in the City: What Does Scorsese Mean in Mean Streets?”
We are honored to announce that Dr. Anthony Julian Tamburri is the keynote speaker at the SSA 41st Annual Meeting in Delray Beach, Florida. Anthony Julian Tamburri Anthony Julian Tamburri is Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures and Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute (Queens College, CUNY). He is co-director of…
Announcing CFP Extension for the 41st Annual Meeting
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to extend the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 41st Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America to Sunday, June 19, 2016. We encourage you to submit your proposal as soon as possible. All the best, Farouk Seif Executive Director, Semiotic Society of America
Obituary: Umberto Eco (1932-2016)
By Marcel Danesi On February 19, 2016, one of the greatest contemporary semioticians, writers and intellectuals passed away, leaving behind both an enormous legacy and a void that will be hard to fill. One cannot mention semiotics without mentioning his name in the same breath. With the late Thomas A. Sebeok, with whom he collaborated…
“The Semiotics of Murder”
Workshop Organized by Marcel Danesi and Mike Arntfield SSA 41st Annual Meeting, Delray Beach, Florida, September 29, 2016 This workshop will examine the work going on in forensic semiotics on the relation between murder as a criminal act and culture as the framework in which murder is defined. The workshop is intended to bring together a…
Keynote Speaker Richard Shusterman: “Philosophy as a Way of Life – On Camera”
We are honored to announce that Dr. Richard Shusterman is the keynote speaker at the SSA 41st Annual Meeting in Delray Beach, Florida. Richard Shusterman Richard Shusterman is the Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Humanities and Director of the Center for Body, Mind, and Culture at Florida Atlantic University. His major authored books…