Topic: Semiotics

A recently completed study on conspiracy theories, the most extensive one ever conducted in Europe, found that narratives circulating across national borders adapt to local history, cultural memory and social tensions. A book presenting the study’s findings has now been published, co-edited by Mari-Liis Madisson, Associate Professor of Semiotics at the University of Tartu.

On 5 October at 14:15 Eleni Alexandri will defend her doctoral thesis “The Phenomenon of K-Pop: A Place of Reality and Fiction” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Semiotics and Culture Studies).

On 18 August at 14:15 Hongjin Song will defend his doctoral thesis “Semiotic Anatomy of Rumour: Social Discourse, 'False Memory', and Infection” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Semiotics and Culture Studies).

On 18 August at 11:15 James Augustus Bacigalupi IV will defend his doctoral thesis “A Biosemiotic Theory of Semiogenesis: Building a Testable Hypothesis for Normative Self-regulation” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Semiotics and Culture Studies).