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Hitherto, there has been no book that attempted to sum up the breadth of Umberto Eco’s work and it importance for the study of semiotics, communication and cognition. There have been anthologies and overviews of Eco’s work within Eco Studies; sometimes, works in semiotics have used aspects of Eco’s work. Yet, thus far, there has been no overview of the work of Eco in the breadth of semiotics. This volume is a contribution to both semiotics and Eco studies. The 40 scholars who participate in the volume come from a variety of disciplines but have all chosen to work with a favorite "ation from Eco that they find particularly illustrative of the issues that his work raises. Some of the scholars have worked exegetically placing the "ation within a tradition, others have determined the (epistemic) value of the "ation and offered a critique, while still others have seen the "ation as a starting point for conceptual developments within a field of application. However, each article within this volume points toward the relevance of Eco -- for contemporary studies concerning semiotics, communication and cognition.
Semiotics. --- Semeiotics --- Semiology (Linguistics) --- Semantics --- Signs and symbols --- Structuralism (Literary analysis) --- Sémiotique et culture. --- Eco, Umberto --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Cultural Semiotics. --- Eco Studies. --- General Semiotics. --- Umberto Eco.
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This pioneering volume explores the Arctic as an important and highly endangered archive of knowledge about natural as well as human history of the anthropocene. Focusing on the Arctic as an archive means to investigate it not only as a place of human history and memory - of Arctic exploring, ›conquering‹ and colonizing -, but to take into account also the specific environmental conditions of the circumpolar region: ice and permafrost. These have allowed a huge natural archive to emerge, offering rich sources for natural scientists and historians alike. Examining the debate on the notion of (›natural‹) archive, the cultural semantics and historicity of the meaning of concepts like ›warm‹, ›cold‹, ›freezing‹ and ›melting‹ as well as various works of literature, art and science on Arctic topics, this volume brings together literary scholars, historians of knowledge and philosophy, art historians, media theorists and archivologists. »Boasting an impressive collection of literary scholars, theorists, and scientists from several disciplinary backgrounds, this thoroughly researched and engagingly written volume provides an excellent foundation for future work on an intriguing and worthwhile subject.« Matthew S. Wiseman, H-Net-Reviews, 1 (2021) Besprochen in: Zitty, 23 (2019), Claudia Wahjudi
Arctic; Cultural History; Eco Studies; Anthropocene; Cultural Semantics; Archaeology; Memory Culture; Nature; Human Ecology; Philosophy of History; Cultural Studies --- Arctic regions --- Arctique --- Arctic Regions. --- Environmental conditions --- In literature --- Conditions environnementales --- Dans la littérature --- Anthropocene. --- Archaeology. --- Cultural History. --- Cultural Semantics. --- Cultural Studies. --- Eco Studies. --- Human Ecology. --- Memory Culture. --- Nature. --- Philosophy of History.
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