A living tree is a changing, sleeve shape, a wet, thin, bright green creature that survives in the thin layer between heartwood and bark. It stands waiting for light, which it catches in the close-woven sieves of its leaves. Alice Oswald

The Call for Papers for IACS-5 is here! August 15-17, 2024, Lund, Sweden Theme: "Crises of Meaning" Deadline: December 15, 2023, for theme session proposals January 15, 2024, for paper abstracts For more, see here: konferens.ht.lu.se/iacs-5/

The Call for Papers for IACS-5 is now open! Deadline for paper abstracts: January 15, 2024, so plenty of time to start writing! konferens.ht.lu.se/iacs-5/

Second Call for Papers: IACS-5 Aug. 15-17, 2024, Lund, Sweden Conference theme: "Crises of Meaning" Submission deadlines: -Theme session proposals: 15 December, 2023 -Oral presentations: January 15, 2024 -Posters: January 15, 2024 For more, see here: konferens.ht.lu.se/iacs-5/

There are more trucks delivering food to supermarkets on a single road in my constituency than there are for 2.2 million people in Gaza. End the siege, now.

People in Gaza are dying in the darkness. This unthinkable horror cannot be undone — and history will not forgive those who refused to treat Israeli and Palestinian lives with equal worth. Please, we need a ceasefire, now.

Get your proposals for theme sessions and abstracts in for IACS-5! Third CfP: konferens.ht.lu.se/iacs-5 Submission Deadlines: Theme sessions - Dec 15, 2023 • Oral presentations & Posters - Jan 15, 2024 Instructions for Registration: konferens.ht.lu.se/iacs-5/about/i…

"As the leaders of some of the world’s largest global humanitarian organizations, we have seen nothing like the siege of Gaza. "The U.S. government must act now — and fight for humanity." nytimes.com/2023/12/11/opi…

This is one of the most profound lectures I have ever listened to - by Munther Isaac منذر اسحق in Bethlehem It should be printed and handed out in the streets of Europe and America

The Editors-in-Chief have awarded the 2023 Mouton D'Or Prize to the Authors of "Analyzing polysemiosis: language, gesture, and depiction in two cultural practices with sand drawing". Open access: degruyter.com/document/doi/1…

South Africa’s legal team after the presentation at the International Court of Justice. True heroes of humanity.

On Jan. 21-22, 1969, the International Association for Semiotic Studies was founded in Paris and SEMIOTICA was launched. More info at iass-ais.org and in ‘vintage’ books like De Gruyter Official ➡️ @degruyterbrill.bsky.social ‘The Semiotic Web’ #throwbackthursday #semiotics (Kristeva & Sebeok pictured)

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Deadline: 31.03.2024 Choose among FIFTY possible panels! 16th World Congress of #Semiotics / of the International Association for Semiotic Studies IASS - AIS SemCon2024 “#Signs and Realities” 2-6 September 2024, Warsaw, Poland semcon2024.com/call-for-abstr…

The new issue of "Semiotica." (Volume 2024, Issue 256), the first one of 2024, is out. And it is in open access. • degruyter.com/journal/key/se…

We're pleased to announce that we have three amazing keynote speakers lined up for our first ever CLANA Conference: ➡️ Barbara Dancygier - University of British Columbia ➡️ Ricardo Maldonado - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ➡️ Sherman Wilcox - University of New Mexico

Ten days to go until IACS-5, Lund! Late registration is still open, so don't miss the chance to register in time! (luccp.adm.lu.se/en/konferens-i…) You can find information about Lund, accommodation, transportation, etc. in IACS-5 website: konferens.ht.lu.se/iacs-5

Hello and welcome to the countdown for the #ICLC17 in Buenos Aires, Argentina (July 14-18, 2025)! The website it's up and running: iclc17.com. Stay tuned for more news.

Good news — the Third Call for Papers is here! New deadline for submissions is now February 15 🗓️ Submit here now! 👉🏼 easychair.org/conferences/?c…