Semiotic Society of America
The Semiotic Society of America is an interdisciplinary professional association serving scholars from many disciplines with common interests in semiotics, the study of signs and sign-systems. It was founded in 1975 and includes members from the United States and Canada. Its official journal is The American Journal of Semiotics. The Society also publishes the proceedings of its annual conferences. Memberships in the society and publication of the journal are managed by the Philosophy Documentation Center.
As its symbol, the Society uses caduceus, the staff of a messenger bearing a message, as a sign of a sign.
Publications of the Semiotic Society of America
- The American Journal of Semiotics, 1981–present
- Semiotics: The Proceedings of the Semiotic Society of America, 1980–present
- Semiotic Scene: Bulletin of the Semiotic Society of America, 1977-1981
- Bulletin of Literary Semiotics, 1975-1977
Presidents
According to the society's official website, the Presidents of the Society have included:
- 1976: Henry Hiz
- 1977: Eugen Baer
- 1978: Thomas G. Winner
- 1979: Max H. Fisch
- 1980: Allen Walker Read
- 1981: Richard Bauman
- 1982: Harley C. Shands
- 1983: Irmengard Rauch
- 1984: Thomas A. Sebeok
- 1985: Donald Preziosi
- 1986: Michael Riffaterre
- 1987: Naomi S. Baron
- 1988: Jonathan Culler
- 1989: Bennetta Jules-Rosette
- 1990: Robert Scholes
- 1991: Linda Waugh
- 1992: Nancy Armstrong
- 1993: (David Savan - died before taking office)
- 1993: Michael Shapiro
- 1994: Richard Lanigan
- 1995: Eugen Baer
- 1996: Roberta Kevelson
- 1997: Myrdene Anderson
- 1998: Jean Umiker-Sebeok
- 1999: Floyd Merrell
- 2000: William Pencak
- 2001: John Deely
- 2002: Paul Perron
- 2003: Vincent Colapietro
- 2004–2005: Cary William Spinks
- 2006: Joseph Brent
- 2007: Nathan Houser
- 2008: Robert Hatten
- 2009: Thomas Broden
- 2010: John Coletta
- 2011: Frank Nuessel
- 2012: Isaac Catt
- 2013: André DeTienne
- 2014: Elliot Gaines
- 2015: Marcel Danesi
- 2016 Ted J. Baenziger
- 2017 Deborah Smith-Shank
- 2018 Deborah Eicher-Catt
Honorary members
The "Sebeok fellow" award is the highest honor given by the Semiotic Society of America. The Sebeok fellows are David Savan (1992),[1] John Deely (1993), Paul Bouissac (1996), Jesper Hoffmeyer (2000), Kalevi Kull (2003), Floyd Merrell (2005), Susan Petrilli (2008), Irmengard Rauch (2011), and Paul Cobley (2014).
See also
References
- ↑ Deely, John 2005. Floyd Merrell named sixth Thomas A. Sebeok Fellow of the Semiotic Society of America. Sign Systems Studies 33(2): 477–480.
External links
- Official website
- List of Past SSA Presidents
- The American Journal of Semiotics
- Semiotics: The Proceedings of the Semiotic Society of America
- Philosophy Documentation Center