The School of French Language and Literature and the Laboratory of Semiotics, Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has the pleasure to invite you to an open lecture by Andreas Ventsel, Associate Professor of Semiotics at the Department of Semiotics, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, Tartu University (Estonia) on

‘‘Semiotic Interpretations of Conspiracy Τheories’’,

on Tuesday 2.5.2023 at 09.00, in Room 9 of the Old Building of the Faculty of Philosophy.

Brief CV

Andreas Ventsel is an Associate Professor of Semiotics at the Department of Semiotics, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, Tartu University, and a Lecturer at Pallas University of Applied Sciences in Tartu. He holds an MA degree (University of Tartu, 2005) and a PhD (University of Tartu, 2009) in Semiotics. He teaches a range of subjects in semiotics, society and politics, cultural theory, and research seminars. His research is interdisciplinary and include semiotics, discourse theory, visual communication, rhetoric and political analysis with particular focus on the post-structural political thought.

He is the author of the books "Strategic Conspiracy Narratives: A Semiotic Approach". Routledge 2020 (with Mari-Liis Madisson from Tartu University) and “Introducing Relational Political Analysis - Political Semiotics as a Theory and Method” Palgrave Macmillan 2020 (with Peeter Selg from Tallinn University).

He is a member of International Association of Semiotic Studies, International Association of Visual Semiotics, and Estonian Semiotic Society.

Information: https://www.etis.ee/CV/Andreas_Ventsel/eng