Introduction to General Semantics
An In-Person Seminar
June 9-11
Mexico City
The Institute of General Semantics is pleased to sponsor an in-person seminar on general semantics and related non-aristotelian systems. The 3-day intensive course will include lecture, discussion, and exercises designed to provide participants with a thorough grounding in the discipline and its applications.
For those unfamiliar with general semantics, the seminar will provide a comprehensive introduction to the tradition and its 21st century evolution. For those already familiar with the non-aristotelian approach, the course will provide reinforcement, enrichment, and an updating and expansion of the discipline. And for those interested in and/or involved in teaching, the seminar will provide useful guidance on pedagogy related to topics such as language, symbolic communication, thought and behavior, and epistemology and evaluation.
The seminar leaders will include four trustees of the Institute of General Semantics:
Mary P. Lahman, Professor Emerita of Communication Studies at Manchester University and author of Awareness and Action
Lance Strate, IGS President, Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University, and author of Media Ecology: An Approach to Understanding the Human Condition, and Concerning Communication: Epic Quests and Lyric Excursions Within the Human Lifeworld.
Peggy Cassidy, Professor of Communication at Adelphi University, President of the New York Society for General Semantics, editor of Explorations in Media Ecology, and author of Bookends: The Changing Media Environment of American Classrooms and Children, Media, and American History: Printed Poison, Pernicious Stuff, and Other Terrible Temptations.
Thom Gencarelli, Professor of Communication at Manhattan University, Treasurer of the Institute of General Semantics, and editor of ETC: A Review of General Semantics.
The seminar will be held on June 9th to 11th in Mexico City, at the Universidad Panamericana campus. The annual meeting of the Media Ecology Association will take place immediately preceding the start of the seminar, from June 5th to 8th, and seminar participants are encouraged to attend, as the MEA convention will include several sessions sponsored by the Institute of General Semantics.
The seminar fee is $100 for IGS members, $200 for non-members, and will cover the cost of course materials. Participants will be responsible for their own transportation, room, and board. Registrants will receive information regarding discounted hotel rates.
We will try to accommodate everyone interested in attending the seminar, but space will necessarily will be limited, so register early to insure your participation!
The schedule will be posted at a later date, but will include all-day programming, with a break for lunch between the morning and afternoon sessions.
