Semiofest 2014: Calling for Papers

Semiofest 2014: Calling for Papers

We are now accepting submissions for papers/presentations/panel discussions on the themes and topics outlined by the Program. Abstracts should be between 200 to 300 words summarizing the likely content of the paper/presentation/panel discussion. In addition to the abstract, we would like presenters to answer the following questions briefly.

a) How would the audience gain in their practice of semiotics by listening to your talk?

b) What would be the top 3 key takeaways from your talk for them?

c) In what ways is your work that is being shared, an advancement of applied semiotic thinking?

In order to submit an abstract and for it to be considered, you have to be registered for attending Semiofest. Registration will commence by Feb 21st, 2014.

The deadline for submissions for this Semiofest 2014 is extended until March 31st, 2014. Please send your proposals to hamsini@semiofest.com or vladimir.djurovic@labbrand.com.

For more details, please download Call-for-Papers-2014.

Semiofest 2014 Venue Announcement – V Art Center in M50 Creative Industry Park

We’re happy to announce that Semiofest 2014 will take place in V Art Center!

Established in 2010, V ART CENTER is located in Shanghai M50 Creative Industry Park. As a gallery space affiliated with SIVA of Fudan University, V Art Center is presided by Mr. Ding Yi, a famous modern artist and an associate dean of SIVA. This young space shall maintain its vitality all the time, presenting a dialogue platform for modern arts in Shanghai.

V Art Center

Photos of the Venue and Past Exhibitions & Events at the Venue:

We hope to see you in Shanghai! To pre-book for the event, please send an email to 2014@semiofest.com!

Semiofest 2014

Date: May 23rd-24th 2014

Location: V Art Center in M50 Creative Industry Park, 50 Moganshan Road, Shanghai, China

 

For more information about the venue, please check out their website http://www.vartcenter.com/

Shanghai 103

In just four months, Semiofest will be coming to Shanghai!

Although some of us might be wrapping up the New Year celebration, the Chinese New Year is just around the corner.

Today, we are going to “celebrate” Chinese New Year with you.

Spring Festival

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese year in 2014 begins on Jan. 31st.

Chinese months are calculated by the lunar calendar, with each month beginning on the darkest day. New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest.

A Charming New Year

Legend has it that in ancient times, Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named mobile casino a year after each one. He announced that the people born in each animal”s year would have some of that animal”s personality. And for 2014, it is the Year of Horse. Those born in horse years are cheerful, skilful with money, perceptive, witty, talented and good with their hands. Rembrandt, Harrison Ford, Aretha Franklin, Chopin, Sandra Day O” Connor, and President Theodore Roosevelt were born in the year of the horse.

Here is an interesting quiz on Chinese New Year. Check out how much you know about the festival.

Source: Chinese New Year: 2014 – The Year of the Horse, Holly Hartman.

Please stay tuned for our next post.

Shanghai 102

In just five months, Semiofest will be coming to Shanghai!

This city is known as one of the biggest cities in China and a global financial center. But do you really know Shanghai? What’s the city’s story besides being another metropolis? In the next few months, we’ll bring you to a virtual culture tour to explore our amazing city – Shanghai.

Last time, we gave a brief introduction of Shanghai’s history and culture background. This time we are going to bring you some delicious taste of Shanghai and introduce you to the Shanghai cuisine.

Da Zha Xie_副本

Shanghai cuisine, sometimes known as Hu cuisine, is a popular style of Chinese food. Shanghai’s cuisine is known in China as Benbang Cuisine and Haipai Cuisine.

  • Benbang Cuisine, meaning ‘local cuisine’, is the traditional family style cuisine that appeared in Shanghai over 100 years ago. It always has a great flavor and a bright color derived from the oil and soybean sauce.
  • ŸHaipai Cuisine, meaning ‘all-embracing cuisine’, absorbs the advantages of food from other regions of China and even western food, and then adapts them to suit local tastes.

The use of sugar is another uniqueness found in Shanghainese cuisine and, especially when used proportionally with soy sauce, the taste created is not so much sweet but rather savoury. Visitors are often surprised when the “secret ingredient” was revealed by local Shanghainese.

The following dishes are considered traditional dishes to Shanghai:

The content above is abstracted from
Introduction to Shanghai Cuisine by TravelChinaGuide.com
40 Shanghai foods we can’t live without by CNN Travel
 

Here is a fun video about Shanghai delicacy from Air New Zealand.

Please stay tuned for our next post-Shanghai 103: Chinese New Year

Shanghai 101

In just five months, Semiofest will be coming to Shanghai!

This city is known as one of the biggest cities in China and a global financial center. But do you really know Shanghai? What’s the city’s story besides being another metropolis? In the next few months, we’ll bring you to a virtual culture tour to explore our amazing city – Shanghai.

Originally a small fishing village, Shanghai wasn’t developed until the late Qing Dynasty (18th and 19th centuries). Becoming an important trading port and once occupied as foreign concessions, Shanghai has been heavily influenced by a variety of foreign cultures.

Today, the Yangtze River connects Shanghai’s west, the bund, to the east, Lujiazui, celebrating the city’s heritage and future.

Interesting time-lapse about Shanghai: This is Shanghai

Please stay tuned for our next post Shanghai 102: Cuisine

Fun read: Introducing Shanghai – Best in Travel 2014 by Lonely Planet
Introducing Shanghai by Lonely Planet
The engine of China’s future, Shànghǎi dazzles, beckoning millions with promises of reinvention and glamour.