The Semiotics Workshop

January 5th: William Benzon

Bill Benzon (Ph.D., English, SUNY Buffalo) is an independent scholar who works and publishes on matters of culture, mind, and literary theory. For more information about his work, visit his blog at http://new-savanna.blogspot.com. “Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral: What...

December 8th: Britta Ingebretson

PhD student, Anthropology The University of Chicago “Subscriptions, Success, and the State: A Textual Analysis of Parenting Advice Columns in ‘Women of China’ Magazine” Discussant: Elise Kramer Thursday, December 8th, 2011 4:30 – 6:00pm Haskell Hall 101 Refreshments...

November 3rd: Laura-Zoë Humphreys

PhD Candidate, Anthropology & Film Studies University of Chicago “Secret Texts: Socialist Allegory in Contemporary Cuban Cinema” Discussant: Lee Cabatingan Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 4:30 – 6:00pm Haskell Hall 101 Refreshments will be served. The paper is...

October 20th: Keith Murphy

Assistant Professor, Anthropology University of California, Irvine “Shaping Things to Come: Temporality and Transmodality in Swedish Design” Discussant: Ella Butler Thursday, October 20th, 2011 4:30 – 6:00pm Haskell Hall 101 Refreshments will be served. The paper is...

October 6th: Zebulon Dingley

PhD Student, Anthropology University of Chicago  “Ambivalence and Ambiguity in Segeju Social Life” Discussant: Amy McLachlan Thursday, October 6th, 2011 4:30 – 6:00pm Haskell Hall 101 Refreshments will be served. The paper is available by email request from the...