The Semiotics Workshop

June 7th: Elise Kramer

Elise Kramer PhD Candidate, Anthropology University of Chicago “Voicing Selves, Voicing Others: Self-Reflexivity and Interdiscursivity in American Political Activists’ Discourse.” Discussant: Molly Cunningham Thursday, June 7th, 2012 4:45pm – 6:15pm...

Qing Zhang – May 24 CANCELLED

Dear Semiotics Workshop Participants, Unfortunately, we must cancel the workshop session scheduled for this Thursday, May 24. We apologize for any inconvenience. We will resume on June 7 for the final meeting of the quarter. Regards,...

April 26th: Abigail Rosenthal

Abigail Rosenthal PhD Candidate, Anthropology University of Chicago ““From special schools to special education: How deinstitutionalization turned deafness from deviance to disability.” Discussant: Shirley Yeung Thursday, April 26th, 2012 4:30pm – 6:00pm Haskell Hall...

April 12th: Falina Enriquez

Falina Enriquez PhD Candidate, Anthropology University of Chicago “Performing Cultura, Rehearsing Democracy: How government sponsorship impacts musicians in Recife, Brazil.” Discussant: Erik Levin Thursday, April 12th, 2012 4:30pm – 6:00pm Haskell Hall 101 The paper...

2012 Spring Quarter Theme & Schedule

The Semiotics: Culture in Context Workshop is happy to announce our Spring Quarter theme and schedule: The Poetics and Politics of Semiosis Last quarter, the Semiotics Workshop took up the theme of “The Social Efficaciousness of Semiosis.” Papers examined the intended...