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文创前 沿讲座 （一）华人女孩勇闯纽大戏剧系
坚持艺术梦想并不容易，尤其是在美国的戏剧表演领域，华裔乃至亚裔依旧缺乏代表性。董季芸和朱婕宁就读于纽约大学帝势艺术学院戏剧系，她们来自于上海，目前作为独立艺术家在纽约外外百老汇制作原创的华人主题戏剧。在多元文化交融的背景下，她们希望通过艺术探索个体和集体的文化身份认知，构建中美文化交流的通道。 董季芸和朱婕宁正在外外百老汇制作一部全华人班底以华人为主题的戏剧“'闪光灯’下的人”，在跨时代背景下，将不同赴美移民放置在同一空间中叙述他们的故事，通过个体经历的呼应和重叠，塑造出在美华人群体的生存体验。 美东本周五晚9点，AFI教育系列讲座由Off-off Broadway独立剧作家、导演、演员，纽约大学帝势艺术学院戏剧系学生董季芸和朱婕宁来分享她们原创在美华人主题戏剧的不寻常路。 （二）当代符号学中的前沿议题 为感谢各位对“当代符号学中的前沿议题”讲座的热切关注，经Massimo Leone教授同意开放线上会议通道，相关信息如下。   国际传播研究平台系列讲座 讲 座 预 告 Frontier Issues in Contemporary Semiotics 当代符号学中的前沿议题  主讲老师    Massimo Leone Massimo Leone是意大利都灵大学哲学与教育科学系传播哲学、文化符号学和视觉符号学教授，同时也是上海大学中文系符号学兼职教授，剑桥大学数字人文研究中心理事，意大利都灵大学跨学科交流研究中心宗教研究所所长，委内瑞拉加拉加斯大学的兼职教授。他曾是五大洲多所大学的客座教授，独立撰写了15本书，编辑了60多部合集，并发表了600多篇有关符号学、宗教研究和视觉研究的文章。他曾获得2018年ERC整合者资助项目和2022年ERC概念验证资助项目，是意大利都灵大学传播跨学科研究中心的符号学期刊《Lexia》的主编，De Gruyter出版社《Semiotica》的联合主编，以及《Lexia》（罗马：Aracne出版社）、《宗教符号学》（柏林和波士顿：Walter de Gruyter出版社）和《Advances in Face Studies》（伦敦和纽约：Routledge出版社）等图书系列的联合主编。 讲座安排
讲座地点  主讲人： Massimo Leone 主办方： 上海大学批评理论研究中心 时间与会议号： 2024年3月14日16:00~18:00 #腾讯会议：853-857-983 2024年3月15/18/19日09:00~11:00 #腾讯会议：735-5008-5843 内容概要 Frontier Issues in Contemporary Semiotics Massimo LEONE, University of Turin Thursday 14 March 2024, 16:00 – 18:00 PM 1. The Semiotics of Hybrid Meaning. This lecture reflects on the new ways of entangled
enunciations emerging in the interaction between humans and AI. It does so by
exploiting the idea of the IA as a new biological species and the metaphor of
different degrees of biosemiotic entanglements. First, relying on the biology
and the biosemiotics of hybrids, it introduces the novel concept of “hybrid
enunciation”, emerging at the intersection of semiotics and the evolving
relationship between humans and artificial intelligence (AI). It begins by tracing
the historical trajectory of “hybridity” from its roots in the Latin term
“hybrida”, traditionally referring to offspring from dissimilar animal parents,
symbolizing unnatural and arrogant unions. The journey of this term from its
genealogical origins to its metaphorical extensions in language and culture is
explored, highlighting the evolution of the term to describe linguistic and
cultural phenomena resulting from the blending of disparate elements. The
presentation underscores the inherent hybrid nature of the human species — as
revealed by genetic studies like the Neanderthal Genome Project — and examines
the role of human activities in creating biological hybrids. This exploration
of hybridity in nature and culture sets the stage for introducing the concept
of “cyborg enunciation”, which conceptualizes the communicative processes
arising from the integration of human cognitive abilities with AI. It extends
the boundaries of traditional hybridity into the realm of semiotics, where the
fusion of human intellect with algorithmic processes creates new forms of
expression and interpretation. This concept challenges and expands traditional
notions of linguistic and cultural expression, considering the unique
capabilities and interactions resulting from the human-AI synthesis. The
relevance of semiotics in understanding this new form of enunciation is
highlighted through the contributions of seminal thinkers like Michael Bakhtin,
Bruno Latour, Homi Bhabha, Néstor García Canclini, and Stuart Hall. Their insights
into cultural hybridity and post-colonial identity provide a framework for
grasping the complexities of cyborg enunciation. The presentation posits
“cyborg hybridity” as a significant development in the field of artificial
intelligence, signifying a present reality where human intellect merges with
AI. This new form of hybridity necessitates a reevaluation of hybrid existence
principles and opens new avenues for semiotic research and theory, offering an
original lens to view the evolving dynamics of human communication and identity
in the age of AI toward the formation of new enunciations. The last step of the
lecture takes as a point of departure the biological and the (still scant)
biosemiotic literature about chimeric cells, and explores the idea that AI
enunciations contribute to the reshaping of the human species, embedded as a
new constituent in its ways of meaning. Friday 15 March 2024, 9:00 – 11:00 AM The Semiotics of Quantum Meaning. The lecture presents a pioneering analysis of deixis,
intersecting traditional linguistic and semiotic frameworks with quantum
theoretical perspectives. The work commences by redefining deixis as a
'floating anchor’, symbolizing its dynamic and context-sensitive essence. This
reconceptualization serves as a foundation for challenging the dichotomous
approach prevalent in deixis studies, favoring a nuanced, spectrum-based model.
The lecture critiques the conventional reliance on Cartesian space for deictic
analysis, advocating for a paradigm shift towards non-linear and
multi-dimensional models that more accurately reflect the complexity of deictic
meanings. The discussion then transitions to an exploration of Michael
Silverstein’s indexing registers, emphasizing their pivotal role in
interpreting and navigating intricate social contexts. Extending the scope of
analysis beyond linguistic boundaries, the lecture probes into the application
of deixis in visual, musical, and stylistic domains. This broader view underscores
the pivotal role of context in shaping meaning across diverse communicative
forms. In a groundbreaking foray, the lecture aligns the intricacies of deixis
with principles of quantum information theory. Employing concepts such as the
Bloch sphere and Hopf fibration, it offers innovative conceptual and visual
representations for the complex interactions within cultural interpretation and
semiotics. The lecture culminates by contemplating the transformative potential
of quantum computing in advancing our comprehension of human communication and
cultural expression, thereby heralding a new frontier in the interdisciplinary
domain of quantum humanities. Monday 18 March 2024, 9:00 – 11:00 AM The Semiotics of Algorithmic Meaning. The article critically analyzes the semiotic pathways
through which the new aura of algorithmic images is constructed, an aura which
stems not so much from what they represent nor from how it is represented but
from the halo of mystery surrounding the very productive genesis of such
images. Even their creators, from their super-technological laboratories, claim
that they cannot fully grasp their emergence from artificial intelligence.
Analyzing these statements in depth, as well as the attempts that these same
laboratories conduct to 'unravel’ the mystery of the algorithmic images that
they themselves fabricate and disseminate, however, one is seized with the
suspicion that this mystery and aura are not due to intrinsic technical causes,
but rather to the particular socio-rhetorical context in which digital and
technological frontier knowledge is produced today, especially in relation to
artificial intelligence. The “black box” so often evoked to translate the
inexplicability of artificial intelligence visual products might therefore be
nothing more than a rhetorical device to protect and enhance the real black
box, that of productive and industrial secrecy. In this whole process of
algorithmic construction of the aura, then, the rhetoric of the unknowable image
intercepts and highjacks a very long-standing trend in human cultures, in which
images are precisely delegated the semiotic task of circulating the sense of a
mysterious, ungraspable, and unfathomable meaning. Tuesday 19 March 2024, 9:00 – 11:00 AM The Semiotics of Undecidable Meaning. The lecture explores the intricate dynamics of digital
impersonation and its implications for our understanding of personhood in an
age where technological advancements enable machines to closely emulate human
behavior. It ambitiously spans across various domains — nature, society, and
technology — to investigate mimicry and its multifaceted expressions, from
biological imitation to the complexities of human impersonation and the digital
frontiers of AI, deepfakes, and holograms. Through a transdisciplinary lens
incorporating philosophy, psychology, theatre, AI studies, and law, the lecture
aims at dissecting the evolving landscape of impersonation, challenging
traditional notions of identity, authenticity, and the very essence of what it
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