Research centers

1The Chinese Association for Language and Semiotic Studies (Soochow University, http://sfl.suda.edu.cn/​chinasemiotics)

2International Institute of Semiotic Studies (Nanjing Normal University, http://www.nnuiiss.com)

3Semiotics and Media Research Institute (Sichuan University, http://www.semiotics.net.cn)

4Research Center for Linguistic Semiotics (Tianjin Foreign Studies University, http://yyfh.tjfsu.edu.cn)

5Semiotics Research Center (Northwest Normal University, http://wyxy.nwnu.edu.cn/​foreign)

6Research center of Semiotics and Cognition of Nanjing Normal University.

Journals

7Language and Semiotic Studies (English), Soochow University, editor Jun Wang. (http://lass.suda.edu.cn)

8Chinese Semiotic Studies (English), Nanjing Normal University, editor Yongxiang Wang. (http://css.njnu.edu.cn)

9Signs & Media (Chinese), Sichuan University, editor Yiheng Zhao. (http://www.semiotics.net.cn)

10Bulletin of Semiotics & Media Studies (e-zine in Chinese), Sichuan University, editor Yiheng Zhao. (http://www.semiotics.net.cn/​index.php/​e_zine_view/​index/​88)

11Language and Sign (Chinese), Tianjin Foreign Studies University, editor Mingyu Wang.

Major events

12Semiotics Base Construction Forum and the founding of “Semiotics Bases Alliance”, held in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, on May 10^th, 2017.

13The Sixth National Language and Semiotics Forum (biennially), held in Jiangnan University, Jiangsu Province, on Oct., 27-29, 2017.

Seminars & workshops

14“The 39^th Semiotics Salon & The 1^st Philosophy and Semiotics Workshop”, and a lecture entitled “The Space Concept of Cassirer’s Symbolic Formal Philosophy” delivered by Dr. Fuqi Shi, in Northwest Normal University (NNU) on Nov., 11, 2017.

15“The 2^nd Philosophy and Semiotics Workshop”, and a lecture entitled “The Spiritual Evolution of Modern Continental Philosophy” delivered by Chaodong Li, vice president of NNU, in NNU on Dec., 1, 2017.

16Cultural Semiotics Seminar, attended by post-graduate candidates in the spring semester, 2017, in Nanjing Normal University.

17Semiotics of Cinema Seminar, attended by post-graduate candidates in the fall semester, 2017, in Nanjing Normal University.

18Psychoanalysis & Semiotics Cognition Seminar, held by Sichuan University on Dec., 15, 2017.

Enrollment

19Semiotics is an independent secondary major in Sichuan University, which enrolls PhD and MA students studying Semiotics Theory, Communication Semiotics, and Arts Semiotics.

20Soochow University enrolls one PhD student majoring in English Linguistics and Semiotics each year supervised by professor Jun Wang.

Courses

21Semiotics, a course for undergraduate students in Nanjing Normal University.

22Cultural Semiotics and Semiotics of Cinema, courses for PhD candidates in Nanjing Normal University.

23Post-doc programs in cultural semiotics in Nanjing Normal University.

Mobility

24Overseas appointment: Hongbing Yu, Managing Editor of Chinese Semiotic Studies, has been serving as Associate Editor of Semiotica since late 2016.