Marcel Danesi
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.