Gatherings in Biosemiotics 2024

17-21 June 2024

24th GATHERINGS IN BIOSEMIOTICS: FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Online and face-to-face

Held under the auspices of the International Society for Biosemiotic Studies, the 24th annual Gathering took place at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa.  As this Gatherings are held in the Global South, it might offer a good opportunity to consider the role of global geopolitical contexts in biosemiotics. As much as one would expect biology to be a study that does not need to consider context, or perhaps it does, ecosemiotics, the relationship between biosemiotics and culture, and the emergence of biosemiotics as a field of study itself may benefit from considering different contexts. Apart from the normal presentations related to biosemiotics, we therefore in particular welcome reflections on geopolitical, cultural, and social contexts in biosemiotics.

The Gatherings in Biosemiotics is the annual meeting for the study of sign processes in life processes. Researchers interested in the intersection of meaning-making and biology are the backbone of our
interdisciplinary undertaking, and we welcome thoughtful submissions from scholars in any discipline relevant to a deeper understanding of the role of signs in life.

The conference took place from 18-21 June 2024 (with a special pre-conference lecture by Kalevi Kull on the afternoon of 17 June).

We particularly welcome conference presentations in the following research areas:

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