On Signs and Signifiers

This interdisciplinary course must be seen in collaboration with another Doctoral School titled ‘What is it that signifiers do?’. Driven by the shared question of how language operates beyond its orthodox function of meaning and representation, it serves as a philosophical prelude in which PhD students engage with prof. Adrian Johnston, a leading scholar working at the intersection of philosophy, science and psychoanalysis. The course offers PhD students a bottom-up opportunity to engage directly with him, as well as a forum in which they can present and discuss their own research.

There are two ways to participate in this workshop: 

- Those wishing to attend this workshop as an audience member should register by writing an email to: [email protected].

- Those wishing to actively participate in this workshop as a doctoral student should submit an application to the UGent doctoral school: https://event.ugent.be/registration/event/7f5983ba-5eb0-41b2-bab3-b75f5e5325ba 

For more information on the application, see