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<p><strong>First International Symposium on Cultural & Communication Semiotics </strong></p>
<p>On July 3-5, 2015, the First International Symposium on Cultural & Communication Semiotics will be held in Chengdu, China. The Organizing Committee is composed of the following institutions:</p>
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<li>College of Literature & Journalism, Sichuan University;</li>
<li>Institute of Journalism & Communication Studies, CASS (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences);</li>
<li>Editorial Board of<i> Literary Review, </i>CASS<i>;</i></li>
<li>Editorial Board of<i> Literature & Art Studies, </i>Institute of Art Studies, Ministr<i>;</i></li>
<li>Editorial Board of <i>Signs & Media, Sichuan University;</i></li>
<li>Editorial Board of<i> Comparative Literature and Culture, Purdue University</i>.</li>
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<p>The Symposium aims at promoting semiotics of cultural and communication studies, applying it to the dynamic cultural situation around the world today.</p>
<p>We understand that you have been active in the field of cultural and communication semiotics, with notable achievements. We cordially invite you to participate in the Symposium.</p>
<p>Under the general heading “Cultural & Communication Semiotics in the Age of New Media”, you are encouraged to present papers on the following topics, but not limited to them:</p>
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<li> Theoretical aspects of semiotics;</li>
<li>The challenges of the New Media to semiotics;</li>
<li>Semiotics in today’s social culture;</li>
<li>Semiotics of journalism & literature;</li>
<li>General narratology, literature & beyond;</li>
<li>Cultural industry & soft power;</li>
<li>Semiotic interaction & intersubjective communication;</li>
<li>Chinese semiotic heritage;</li>
<li>Semiotics on environment, ecology and ethics;</li>
<li>Semiotics on ethnicity.</li>
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<p><b>Time</b>: Registration on 3 July, symposium on 4-5 July;<br />
<b>Place </b>(which is also our postal address): Wangjiang Campus of Sichuan University (29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064 China)</p>
<p><b>Important Dates:</b></p>
<p>By 15 January, 2015, your acknowledgment of receipt has to be returned to <a href="mailto:accs_china@163.com">accs_china@163.com</a>;</p>
<p>By 15 March, 2015, your proposal (either in English or in Chinese) should be sent to the Organizing Committee;</p>
<p>By 15 May, 2015, your paper to be presented should be sent to the Organizing Committee.</p>
<p><b>Contacts:</b></p>
<p><b>Email of the Organizing Committee</b>: <a href="mailto:accs_china@163.com">accs_china@163.com</a><br />
Phone: 008628-85412121 Fax：008628-85412710</p>
<p>Official website of the Symposium: <a href="http://www.semiotics.net.cn/">http://www.semiotics.net.cn</a><b> </b></p>
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<p><b>Secretaries of the Organizing Committee:</b></p>
<p><b>Prof Guangxiang RAO,</b> <a href="mailto:raoguangxiang@gmail.com">raoguangxiang@gmail.com</a><br />
<b>Prof Fang ZHANG, </b><a href="mailto:salarycheung@163.com">salarycheung@163.com</a><br />
<b>Miss Jiangqing HUANG,</b> 0086-15002854489<br />
<b>Miss Lei ZHENG,</b> 0086-15008216959</p>
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