The Semiotics Workshop

May 12th: Anna Weichselbraun

Ph.D. Student Dept. of Anthropology University of Chicago “Molecular Gastronomy or Modernist Cuisine: The Semiotic Mediation of Expertise
in the Innovative Restaurant” Discussant: Jolie Nahigian Thursday, May 12th, 2011 4:30 – 6:00pm Haskell Hall 101...

(Wednesday) May 11th: Paul Manning

Associate Professor Trent University “The Soviet Uncola” Presented by The Anthropology of Europe Workshop, CEREES (The University of
 Chicago Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies), and the 
Semiotics: Culture in Context Workshop. *Please note special...

April 26th: Patrick Eisenlohr

Professor of Anthropology Department of Cultural Anthropology Utrecht University “Media authenticity and authority in Mauritius: On the mediality of language in religion” Discussant: Elayne Oliphant Tuesday, April 26th, 4:30 pm Haskell Hall Mezz 102 *Note special...

April 21st: Gregory Matoesian

Professor, Department of Criminology, Law and Justice University of Illinois at Chicago “Gesture’s Community: Social Organization in Multimodal Conduct (or vice versa)” Discussant: Kaya Williams Thursday, April 21, 2011 4:30-6:00pm Haskell Hall 101 Refreshments will...

April 7th: Constantine V. Nakassis

Mellon Postdoctoral Instructor Dept. of Anthropology, University of Chicago “Brand Desires, Anxieties, Ignorances: Young Men’s Peer Groups and the Aesthetics of Brandedness in Tamil Nadu, India” Discussant: Sean Dowdy Thursday, April 7, 2011 4:30-6:00pm Haskell Hall...