Reading Time: 9 minutesAndrew Mark Creighton | May 6, 2022 An interview with Eleni Alexandri on K-Pop, pop culture, transmediality, and being an editor Interviewee: Eleni AlexandriInterviewer: Andrew Mark Creighton Introduction The ninth issue of Hortus Semioticus, a special issue investigating the semiotics of pop culture, media, and transmediality, is underway and slated for release this spring. This […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat Is a “Thick Description”? Margo Begun | December 22, 2021 Clifford Geertz (1926–2006), American anthropologist, stated that culture is a context. This idea prompted him to develop a method of “thick description” in ethnographic research. A thick description of human behavior can be used to explain not only conduct but also the context. That is […]
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Reading Time: 7 minutesKeily Tammaru | December 17, 2021 18.–19. novembril toimus Humanitaarteaduste magistrikooli (HUMA) tudengikonverents, kus magistrandid esitlesid oma lõputööideid. Kokku oli esinejaid 43 ja nende seas 13 semiootikatudengit. Mõned vastused on esitatud suuliselt, teised kirjalikult, mõned eestikeelselt, teised inglise keeles. Saa teada, keda sel kevadel lõpetamisel näha võib! On 18th and 19th november 2021 took place […]
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Reading Time: 9 minutesKeily Tammaru, Ana Marić | December 15, 2021 18.–19. novembril toimus Humanitaarteaduste magistrikooli (HUMA) tudengikonverents, kus magistrandid esitlesid oma lõputööideid. Kokku oli esinejaid 43 ja nende seas 13 semiootikatudengit. Mõned vastused on esitatud suuliselt, teised kirjalikult, mõned eestikeelselt, teised inglise keeles. Saa teada, keda sel kevadel lõpetamisel näha võib! On 18th and 19th november 2021 […]
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Reading Time: 7 minutesSemiotic Analysis of “The Elephant Man” Andrei Bleahu | February 2, 2021 Introduction: visual “myth” creation The Elephant Man is a historical drama, directed by David Lynch. It is centred on the life of John Merrick. Merrick, a man with severe deformities, was born in Victorian England, a time of heavy industrialization where freak shows […]
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Reading Time: 6 minutes“How do we know? The effect of technology on knowledge and communication Lemmit Kaplinski | January 26, 2021 The invention of the printing press in the 15th century caused thorough changes within society. The simple act of multiplying texts on an industrial scale also brought about a profound shift in what we perceive as knowledge […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesEleni Alexandri – author of HS 7 cover art Eleni Alexandri | 29 December, 2020. My name is Eleni Alexandri, and I am a second-year student of the MA program of Semiotics. I wanted to study semiotics, because as an outsider it seemed to me like something almost magical; a tool that enables the beholder […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is challenging to give a short explanation of what semiotics is to someone who is not familiar with the academic vocabulary in our field. However, we received 14 creative explanations and stories from real life in our Facebook comments on how to explain what semiotics means to your granny. We can see that examples […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutesAre you a student passionate about semiotics? Then you have a space in Hortus Semioticus blog! We are an autonomous and digital resource in the making, looking for volunteers to share their knowledge, questions and experiences with the semiotic community. We need content creatorsand writersfor the upcoming sections of our monthly blog (to be released in November 2020): […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesKui sa oled tudeng, kellel kirge semiootika vastu, siis on Hortus Semioticuse blogi sinu jaoks. Oleme peatselt ilmuma hakkav iseseisev ja digitaalne keskkond ning otsime vabatahtlikke, kes jagaksid semiootika kogukonnaga oma teadmisi, küsimusi ja kogemusi. Ootame sisuloojaid ja kirjutajaid alates novembrist 2020 igakuiselt ilmuma hakkava blogi erinevatesse rubriikidesse. I Tudengite tutvustused Sõbralik viieminutiline video, milles tudeng […]
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