Nordic-Baltic links, networks and domains in semiotics and beyond – The 10th Conference of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS)

Kaunas, Lituania, June 26-30th 2017

Venue: Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities; Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.

The 10th conference of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS X) will be held in conjunction with the 13th World Congress of Semiotics (see http://isisemiotics.eu/iass2017/); which is arranged by the International Association for Semiotic Studies (IASS-AIS), the International Semiotics Institute (ISI), and Kaunas University of Technology. Given that ISI is one of the semiotic centers of excellence in the Nordic-Baltic region, that Lithuania has recently become a member of NASS, and the fact that NASS has a long-standing relation with IASS, the choice of collaborating with the World Congress is very natural.,

Theme

The title of the 13th World Congress of Semiotics is ”Cross-Inter-Multi-Trans-”, and relevant topics include  “relations”, “interactions”, “contaminations” in semiotic theories as well as social and biological processes.

NASS X will overlap thematically with the theme of the 13th World Congress of Semiotics, with a special focus on Nordic-Baltic links, networks and relations. This includes an emphasis on semiotic clusters in the region and how they deal with the complexity of such overlapping issues. It is our conviction that the multifarious semiotic seminal ideas that have originated in our region have much to offer to the debate on current social changes, technological innovations and the relations between ecological, cognitive and techno-cultural systems.

Additionally, NASS X will feature roundtables on Nordic semiotic clusters and centers (such as Tartu, Lund, Århus, Kaunas) highlighting educational programs and research agendas in light of the future.

Graduate student award and grants

5-10 graduate students presenting a paper at NASS X will be supported financially by NASS, with a grant of 150 Euro each.

Furthermore, a prize will be awarded for the best graduate student presentation at NASS X. The prize consists of a gift card worth 250 Euro, and a diploma. Both measures will be decided on by the Program committee of NASS X.

Program committee

Aleksei Semenenko, Dario Martinelli, Inesa Sahakyan, Luis Emilio Bruni, Sara Lenninger and Morten Tønnessen

Scientific committee (abstract evaluation):

Aleksei Semenenko, Inesa Sahakyan, Luis Emilio Bruni, Sara Lenninger and Morten Tønnessen; more members TBA