Category: Announcements

Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Omni Hotel in Pittsburgh has extended the cut-off date for reserving rooms to 5:00 pm local time on September 1, 2015. Please make your reservation ASAP. After September 1, it will be at the Omni’s discretion whether to accept reservations, which will be subject to prevailing rates and availability. The…

Great workshops/seminars at our 40th Annual Meeting, pre-conference activities, on Thursday October 1st, 2015, 9:00–11:50 am. Don’t miss this opportunity! Richard L. Lanigan, “Visualizing Semiotic Models for Applied Research” The complexity of most semiotic models can be illustrated visually in what Peirce (4.418-419) called diagrams and graphs: “The aid that the system of graphs thus…

  —Thursday, October 1, 2015— Welcome Address: Farouk Y. Seif  “What’s Evolutionary Love Got to Do with Our Annual Meeting?”                        My welcoming address draws attention to the connections between this year’s theme, “Evolutionary Love,” and the celebration of a milestone in our history: the 40th…

Marcel Danesi Love Is Not a Sign, Romance Is: The Transformation of the Body into Culture Saturday, October 3, 2015 Marcel Danesi is President of the Semiotic Society of America. He is Full Professor of linguistic anthropology and Director of the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory at the University of Toronto. He has published…

Michael L. Raposa On the Very Idea of a Virtual Community: Peirce and Royce Revisited Thursday, October 1, 2015 Michael L. Raposa is Professor of Religion Studies and the E.W. Fairchild Professor of American Studies at Lehigh University, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1985. He served as Associate Dean for…

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to extend the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 40th Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America to Monday, June 22, 2015. We anticipate a significant number of submissions. We encourage you to submit your proposal as soon as possible. All the best, Farouk Seif Executive Director, Semiotic Society of…

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Happy New Year…! 2015 marks the 40th anniversary celebration, a significant event in the history of the Semiotic Society of America. As most of you know, the Annual Meeting will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 1–4, 2015. Appropriately, the theme of our 40th Annual Meeting is: “Evolutionary Love: Relations…

Dear Friends and Colleagues, It’s my pleasure to announce the location of our next SSA Annual Meeting. The 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 1-4, 2015. Duquesne University will host this significant event. More information and details will be provided in the weeks ahead. Onward and upward SSA, Farouk Seif…