CFP
SFPORTO2024: Semiofest Porto 2024 Casa da Música Porto, Portugal, May 22-24, 2024 |
Conference website | https://www.semiofest.com/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sfporto2024 |
Abstract registration deadline | September 18, 2023 |
Submission deadline | September 18, 2023 |
Review submissions | October 10, 2023 |
Semiofest 2024 Edition | http://www.semiofest.com/2024 |
Submission Guidelines
Submissions to present on the following topics are welcome:
Full papers:
- Your synopsis must be related to our central Semiofest Porto 2024 theme, Liminality, which includes the sub-topic options outlined below, and that fall within liminal thresholds, rites, and rituals. Liminality, an anthropological concept, represents a state of ambiguity and disorientation that marks the transition between different stages of life or social statuses, creating a liminal space where the individual or collective undergoes a transformation; they no longer hold their previous status but have not yet transitioned to the new one. This liminal period is a unique state where life stands still or is reversed, creating a betwixt and between experience, neither here-nor-there, this-nor-that, one-thing-not-the-other (Turner, 1977).
- Rites and rituals guide people through liminality, offering structure for personal and collective transformation. Various life events like puberty, marriage, and festivals exemplify these transitions. Liminal thresholds encompass physical, psychological, and symbolic aspects, allowing choices and pushing boundaries. Semiotics deciphers signs and symbols within these transitional moments for branding and marketing. Understanding the deeper meanings of liminality aids in creating impactful experiences, managing brand changes, and fostering engagement.
- Exploring these aspects within specific liminal subthemes is encouraged. More so than case studies within commercial semiotics, we encourage a broader exploration of liminality, i.e., open framing on how it might be a valuable approach in areas such as branding, categories or cultural exchange, design, and new media. Furthermore, we encourage its integration into areas such as education, welfare, and social enterprise.
- THANK YOU, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUBMISSIONS!
Central Topic and Sub-themes
- Central topic: Liminalitiy
- Sub-topic 1 - The pandemic: a liminal period, a limbo moment when the normal hierarchies disappeared.
- Sub-topic 2 - AI: at the intersection of everything else and all at once, playing a crucial role in shaping the future of humanity.
- Sub-topic 3 - The climate crisis - within an epoch of permanent liminality
- Sub-topic 4 - Migration - social minorities, the disadvantaged and displaced who live on the periphery and are perceived as dangerous and holy.
- Sub-topic 5 - Emergent rituals: which events are marking time, and which experiences of passage host them?
Committees
Program Committee
- Person 1 Susanna Fránek
- Person 2 Sónia Marques
- Person 3 Peter Glassen
- Person 4 Colette Sensier
- Person 5 Alexandra Schüssler
- Person 6 Chris Arning
- Person 7 Hamsini Shivakumar
- Person 8 Lucia Laurent-Neva
Organizing Committee
- Person 1 Sónia Marques
- Person 2 Susanna Fránek
Publication
n/a
Venue
Semiofest Porto 2024 will be held at the Casa da Música, Porto - PORTUGAL.
Contact
helloporto@semiofest.com