.... The chapter concludes with an investigation of how works of art can be deconstructed into identifiable signifiers of blackness. Following a basic introduction to semiotic theory, the chapter explains how this theory is applicable to various artworks to decipher and weigh the underlying meanings of blackness...

...This chapter sets out a theory of linguistic agency in Finnegans Wake, expressed through linguistic algorithms that draw the reader toward its goal of semiotic proliferation. The central mechanism of the Wakean algorithm is the sequential pun, which maintains an indeterminacy...

...Minich and Price offer insights into the way the Caddo participated in the Mississippian Culture sphere using both semiotics and symmetry analysis of surface designs on 150 ceramic vessels from three sites in the Ouachita and Red River valleys. Symmetry in surface designs persisted over 900 years...

...The chapter deals with the spatial dimension of James Joyce’s writing. It shows how the layout of the manuscripts reflects the genetic process, but also how it influences it. The semiotics of manuscripts is discussed. Their spatial characteristics can be translated into chronological indications...