Editorial commentary on the 13th World Congress of the International Association of Semiotic Studies, 23-26 June 2017, Kaunas, Lithuania
Dr. Geoffrey Sykes,
Abstract
This paper is the first in a series that will inquire about the status of semiotic theory in
the twentieth century. It will address the tacit or unacknowledged influences of war,
economics and mass migration, that shape the theory as narrative, and limits claims to its scientific or objective status. This part will focus on the prominent French semiotician
Algirdas Julien Greimas, with reference to the IASS 2017 Congress, held at Kaunas
Lithuania. It will also mention the eminent thinker Emmanuel Levinas.
Keywords: Greimas, IASS, Lithuania, semiotic theory, Levinas