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INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL FOR SEMIOTIC AND STRUCTURAL STUDIES

Under auspices of the IASS/AIS to be held in Imatra, Finland, June 11 - 19, 2005

General:

This is an announcement of the research seminars and International Summer School for Semiotic and Structural Studies of the Finnish Network University of Semiotics and will be organized by the Finnish Network University of Semiotics and International Semiotics Institute (ISI) at Imatra and open to any semiotician interested in the topics given below. Director of the Summer School, the Finnish Network University of Semiotics and the ISI is Professor Eero Tarasti. This summer school is funded by the European Social Fund and State Provincial Office of Southern Finland.

Dates and Place of the Seminars:

June 11 - 15, 2005, Hotel Valtionhotelli, an art nouveau castle in Imatra, Eastern Finland (near the border of Russia and well-known for its tourist attractions). June 16 - 19, 2005, Seminar in St. Petersburg

Seminars:

1) "Birth of Language" - The Semiotics of St. Petersburg The seminar deals with the question of the emergence of different cultural languages, i.e. sign systems, in general. The question is considered as broadly as possible. The focus is, however, on the emergence of the myth St. Petersburg and the so-called St. Petersburg text and, among other topics, on the birth and early stages of the language of cinema.

Directors: Pekka Pesonen (Helsinki) and Tomi Huttunen (Helsinki) Invited lecturers: Boris Uspenski (Roma/Moscow), Boris Gasparov (New York)Yuri Tsivian (Chicago), Roman Timenchik (Jerusalem), Tatjana Chernigovskaja (St.Petersburg), Georgi Leviton (St. Petersburg), Ilya Utehin (St. Petersburg), Peeter Torop (Tartu), Mihail Lotman (Tartu), Liubov Kiseleva (Tartu), Elena Hellberg-Hirn (Helsinki),

2) Global Semiotics

Director: Eero Tarasti (Helsinki),, Invited lecturers: Jeff Bernard (Wien), Adrian Glimate-Welsh (Mщxico), Richard M. Lanigan (Carbondale), Marcel Danesi (Ontario), John Deely (Houston), You-zheng Li (PR China), Jean-Claude Mbarga (Cameroon), Josщ Maria Paz Gago (Coruёa), Susan Petrilli (Bari), Roland Posner (Berlin), Gцran Sonesson (Lund)

3) New Media, NewSemiotics, New Mediation?

Directors: Guido Ipsen (Dortmund), Dario Martinelli (Helsinki); co-directors: Kristian Bankov (Sofia), Merja Bauters (Helsinki), Paul Cobley (London), Peeter Schulz (Lugano), Mauri Yla-Kotola (Rovaniemi)

4) Finnish Summer School (in Finnish), June 9 -11

Director: Tomi Huttunen (Helsinki)

24th Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of Finland, June 10 - 11 Papers by Finnish and foreign scholars. Each seminar consists of lectures given by the invited lecturers and papers given by the participants. The aim of the summer school is to offer the participants both up-to-date research information and an opportunity to discuss thoroughly their projects with leading specialists in the various fields. The seminar correspond to two and a half credit units for university students (according to the standards of Helsinki University and Network University of Semiotics).

Duration of papers: 30 min.

The working languages of the seminars and congresses are English, French, German and Finnish in seminar 6.

Preliminary program:

We recommend that all participants arrive in Finland latest on June 5th because flight tickets are much cheaper when you stay over for a Saturday night in Finland.

June 9 - 11 09.00-18.00 Workshop lectures and papers in Finnish

June 11 Opening of the Second International Summer School of the Network University of Finland at the Cultural Centre

June 12 - 15 09.00-18.00 Workshop lectures and papers

June 16 19 Seminar in St. Petersburg

Conditions of Admission:

There are two categories of attendance: 1) Active: the participant will present a paper

2) Passive: the participant will follow the summer school without presenting a paper

An active participant must send a short curriculum vitae and a 2-3 page abstract of his/her paper together with the registration form.

These materials should reach the organizers no later than March 31, 2005. The abstracts will be published as a booklet, and should be sent both as a word-processing file (email attachment or saved to diskette) and in hard copy.

A passive participant must send the registration form by April 30, 2005.

Participation fee: (The fee covers evening reception on June 11th and other social program during the seminar) 50 EUR , Students 25 EUR

Payment of fees must be made before April 30th by bank transfer to the ISI bank account with Sampo bank. The bank identifier code is PSPBFIHH. The international bank account number is FI8780001802071697. In Finland, the bank account number is Sampo 800018-2071697.

A Seminar and Excursion to St. Petersburg including a seminar and cultural programs will be arranged for all attendants from Thursday, June 16 to Sunday, June 19. Firm registration and payment to the excursion until April 30.

Social program:

Social activities will include various cultural events such as art exhibitions, concerts, plays and film sessions.

For further information, contact: Maija Rossi (Secretary), International Semiotics Institute,

Imatra Cultural Centre, Virastokatu 1, 55100 Imatra, Finland

tel. 358-5-681 6639

fax +358-5-681 6670

e-mail: Maija.Rossi@isisemiotics.fi, Anna.Mennola@isisemiotics.fi

internet: www.isisemiotics.fi

Anna Mennola

Study secretary

Finnish Network University of Semiotics

Virastokatu 1, FIN - 55100 IMATRA

tel + 358 (0)5 681 6700, fax + 358 (0)5 681 6700

email: anna.mennola@isisemiotics.fi

http://www.isisemiotics.fi

http://www.semiotics.fi