Semiotics of the Circus
International Conference
in cooperation with Cirque Bouffon
15. – 17. April 2015 Münster
Cirque Bouffon–Zirkuszelt am Schlossplatz
WWU–Festsaal am Schlossplatz
The project Zirkus | Wissenschaft aims at establishing the
Circus as an object of cultural studies, something which in
Germany has been so far largely unexplored. For this purpose,
the conference wants to bring together scholars from all over
the world to create an interdisciplinary network which then offers
an opportunity for intense scientific exchange, support for
ongoing research projects and a possible initiation for further plans.
Semiotics of the Circus will focus on how and under which
conditions meaning is produced and transmitted in the so
called New Circus, and in which way this depends on the
construction of meaning in traditional circus performances.
Semiotics, the theory of meaning creation which analyses
the use of signs and the different kinds of sign processes, will
help to provide answers to these initial questions.
The conference will center around three topics:
1. Semiotics of the Traditional Circus
2. Semiotics of the New Circus
3. Possibilities of analysing New Circus Performances
The event is open to public.
Registration
zirkus.wissenschaft@uni-muenster.de
Tel: +4917652802566
Zirkus | Wissenschaft 