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==Works==
 
==Works==
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* ''Vico, Metaphor, and the Origin of Language'', Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1993.
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* ''Cool: The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence'', Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994.
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* ''Giambattista Vico and the Cognitive Science Enterprise'', New York: Peter Lang, 1995.
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* ''Sign, Thought and Culture: a Basic Course in Semiotics'', Canadian Scholars' Press, 1998.
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* ''Of Cigarettes, High Heels, and Other Interesting Things: an Introduction to Semiotics'', London: Palgrave, 1999.
 
* ''Understanding Media Semiotics'', London: Arnold Hodder, 2002, [[Media:Danesi_Marcel_Understanding_Media_Semiotics_2002.pdf|PDF]].
 
* ''Understanding Media Semiotics'', London: Arnold Hodder, 2002, [[Media:Danesi_Marcel_Understanding_Media_Semiotics_2002.pdf|PDF]].
 
* ''Why It Sells: Decoding the Meanings of Brand Names, Logos, Ads, and Other Marketing and Advertising Ploys'', Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2008.
 
* ''Why It Sells: Decoding the Meanings of Brand Names, Logos, Ads, and Other Marketing and Advertising Ploys'', Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2008.

Revision as of 14:10, 18 July 2015

Marcel Danesi (1946) is a current Professor of Semiotics and Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He is known for his work in language, communications, and semiotics; being Director of the Program in semiotics and communication theory.

Works

  • Vico, Metaphor, and the Origin of Language, Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1993.
  • Cool: The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994.
  • Giambattista Vico and the Cognitive Science Enterprise, New York: Peter Lang, 1995.
  • Sign, Thought and Culture: a Basic Course in Semiotics, Canadian Scholars' Press, 1998.
  • Of Cigarettes, High Heels, and Other Interesting Things: an Introduction to Semiotics, London: Palgrave, 1999.
  • Understanding Media Semiotics, London: Arnold Hodder, 2002, PDF.
  • Why It Sells: Decoding the Meanings of Brand Names, Logos, Ads, and Other Marketing and Advertising Ploys, Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2008.
  • Encyclopedia of Media and Communication, University of Toronto Press, 2013.
  • with Antonia Nicaso). Made Men: Mafia Culture and the Power of Symbols and Ritual. Rowman & Littlefield, 2013.
  • Discovery in Mathematics: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Munich: Lincom Europa, 2013.
  • Signs of Crime: Introduction to Forensic Semiotics, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2013.
  • Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives, 3rd ed. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

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