The Semiotics Workshop

Winter 2010 Schedule

The Semiotics Workshop is pleased to announce its Winter 2010 schedule: Thursday, January 14th, Shunsuke Nozawa Anthropology, University of Chicago “Counting Everybody: Citizens Movements and Friendship in Postwar Japan” Thursday, January 28th, Johnathan...

Jim Goss – Nov. 19

“The Purpose of Poetics in Schizophrenic Discourse Production: Excessive Etymologizing and Repetition in Speech and Gesture” Jim Goss HD, U. Chicago Thursday, November 19th 4:30-6:00pm Haskell Hall, Room 101 Refreshments will be served. The paper is available by...

Eitan Wilf – Nov. 12

“’Improvisation is just like Speaking!’: Language/Music Ideologies and the Avoidance of Institutional Accountability in Post-Secondary Jazz Education” Eitan Wilf Anthropology, U. Chicago Thursday, November 12th 4:30-6:00pm Haskell Hall, Room 101...

Rupert Stasch – Nov. 5

“The Paradise of the Other’s Material Life in “Tribal Tourism” Encounters: Tourist Wealth and Korowai Purity” Rupert Stasch Associate Professor, Anthropology, UC San Diego Thursday, November 5th 4:30-6:00pm Haskell Hall, Room 101 Refreshments...

William Murphy – October 22nd

“Rape and Reported Speech: Language of Sexual Violence in the Civil Wars of Liberia and Sierra Leone” William Murphy Lecturer, Anthropology, Northwestern University Thursday, October 22nd 4:30-6:00pm Haskell Hall, Room 101 Refreshments will be served. The...