The place of South Eastern European Center for Semiotic Studies (SEECSS) in Bulgarian Academia

SEECSS in Bulgarian Academia is positioned between the fields of social and cognitive sciences. As a relatively new subject, compared to traditional disciplines, the study of semiotics is open to the new trends and tendencies in the vital whirl of theories and practices in the general move towards the reconciliation of different concepts into a unitary and applied theoretical frame. Besides the well known professors and specialists, the staff of the Center includes a group of PhD students that have become an organic core for the new ideas and projects that the University kindly supports. On NBU`s campus the Center collaborates with the Departments of New Bulgarian studies, Advertising and Marketing, Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Sciences, Philosophy and Sociology, Visual Arts, Theatre, Drama and Cinema. Click here to continue reading

Events and publications

During the 9th congress of IASS in Helsinki and Imatra, (Finland, 2007), important decisions were made for the recognition and institutionalization of Semiotics as an international thematic network. It consists of many departments that are in constant contact as well as individual scholars and PhD students. SEECSS was represented by four senior lecturers in the congress which took active role in the devising of all future plans for the development of semiotics on a global scale. Debates were initiated about the possibility for standardization of semiotics and making it popular through the translation of a common corpus of introductory texts by classical authors into the different local languages (Summa Semioticae). Also the intensification of the international student exchange, based on a comprehensive geographic map of semiotic courses over academic institutions worldwide. Another useful idea emerged as well – to share successful practices in order to support the teaching of semiotics in certain universities and its integration with other developing theories, as well as working on applied and empirically orientated modules. Due to the fact of winning the project for an “Intensive program in semiotics”, the Center overtook the responsibility for one of the three places as coordinator of the future project for the thematic network in which more than 30 universities are to participate. The launching of the Master`s program in Advertising and Lifestyles in NBU (proposed and conducted by the Center and consisting of many semiotic courses that have an applied profile) inspired other semiotic departments in Europe and we already actively share our know-how in the semiotic community.

History of the EFSS (1995- )

XIX. EFSS
2013

“Food and
Cultural Identity:
Between Market, Social Sciences and Humanities - II”

7-17 September 2013, Sozopol, Bulgaria

Granted by the
Human Resources Development Center (HRDC) - Bulgaria

XVIII. EFSS
2012

“Food and
Cultural Identity:
Between Market, Social Sciences and Humanities - I”

8-18 September 2012, Sozopol, Bulgaria

Granted by the
Human Resources Development Center (HRDC) - Bulgaria

XVII. EFSS
2011

“Forms
of Symbolic Efficacy in Complex Societies”

3-11
September 2011, Sozopol, Bulgaria

In
collaboration with CIRCe – Turin, Granted by the Italian ministry of education
(MIUR)

XVI. EFSS 2010

“Imagining
and Understanding”

4-12 September 2010, Sozopol – Bulgaria

In
collaboration with CIRCe – Turin, Granted by the Italian ministry of education
(MIUR)

XV. EFSS
2009

“Sociosemiotics
III”

5-15 September 2009, Sozopol, Bulgaria

Granted by the
Human Resources Development Center (HRDC) - Bulgaria

XIV. EFFS
2008

“Sociosemiotics
II”

6-16 September 2008, Sozopol, Bulgaria

Granted by the
Human Resources Development Center (HRDC) - Bulgaria

XIII. EFSS
2007

“Sociosemiotics
I”

8-18 September 2007, Sozopol, Bulgaria

Granted by the Human Resources Development Center (HRDC) -
Bulgaria

XII. EFFS
2006

“Semiotics,
Image and Narration”

11-18
September 2006, Sozopol, Bulgaria

XI. EFFS
2005

“Semiotics
and Genre”

10-16 September, 2005, Sozopol, Bulgaria

In
collaboration and financial support of Dante Alighieri Committee Sofia

X. EFFS
2004

“Culture
and Text”

15-23 September 2004, Sozopol, Bulgaria

In
collaboration with the department of Semiotics, Tartu University

IX. EFFS
2003

“Sign
Theories in Use”

5-14 September 2003, St. Kyrik Complex – Assenovgrad,
Bulgaria

VIII. EFFS
2002

“Semiotics
of social: Genealogy and practice of communication”

“St. Kirik and Julita”, Asenovgrad, September 2002

VII. EFFS
2001

“Difference
and Identity”

6-11
September  “St.
Kirik and Julita”, Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

13-16 September
Sozopol, Bulgaria

 VI. EFFS 2000

“General
Semiotics and Biosemiotics”

 “St.
Kirik and Julita”, Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

V. EFFS
1999

"Semiotic Space and Cultural Time"

14-18 September, 1999 “St. Kirik and Julita”, Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

IV. EFFS
1998

“L'Otherness:
Signness, Perception, Presentation"

 September 17-20,1998 “St. Kirik and Julita”, Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

 III. EFFS 1997

“Semiotics
in a Pragmatic Key.
Applicability vs. Esoterism”

September
1997, Bankia, Sofia

II. EFSS
1996

“The Self
as a Sign”

September
1996, Journalist, Varna, Bulgaria

I. EFSS
1995

“International
Semiotics”

4-7 October
1995, Sofia Library, Sofia, Bulgaria

New Bulgarian University Human Resources Development Center Finnish Network University of Semiotics International Semiotics Institute International Association for Semiotic Studies