Event overview
This two day workshop gathers together a broad range of scholars in order to address issues relating to the intersection of economics and semiotics
This workshop aims to open up a new space for reflection on economics and the economy through the use of tools and concepts developed in semiotics. Lately there has been a rekindling of interest in the way semiotics relates to economics and, more precisely, in discovering the way economics and semiotics share common concepts or means in order to interpret social and cultural activity.
More specifically, despite the fact that economists use empirical evidence in the form of numerical data to answer theory and policy questions, what most economists do not customarily reflect on is the fact that they pre-impose interpretation patterns and broad conceptual frameworks to form policy or theory related questions at the very start of any policy or research process. Semiotics is the study of signs within which processes of interpretation play key roles in coding and decoding meanings. In both fields, interpretation as a social process is a central element that leads to recognised theoretical results, estimates, and conclusions. From economic concepts to semiotic value(s), everything in our world can be regarded as a sign capable of meaning, through the process of interpretation. How, then, do we proceed from theory to practise and vice versa? What is the nature of the relation between interpretation, results and reality? How can we define the hermeneutics of economic discourse and the economy behind semiotic interpretations both in our abstractions and in practice? The application of the semiotics approach to the economics discourse is vital in helping us unpack the various meanings of loaded terms in common use in economics.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2022 | 1:00pm - 6:00pm | |
| 29 Oct 2022 | 9:00am - 2:00pm |
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