Marcel danesi u of toronto

Marcel Danesi (born ) is Professor of Semiotics and Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Toronto.^[1] He is known for his work in language, communications and semiotics and is Director of the program in semiotics and communication theory.

He has also held positions at Rutgers University (), University of Rome "La Sapienza" (), the Catholic University of Milan () and the University of Lugano.

He is the editor-in-chief of Semiotica, the official journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, and is a past-president of the Semiotic Society of America.

Danesi regularly contributes to global discussions on semiotics and human behaviors with appearances including a discussion on kissing on The Deep Cover Show with Damien Dynan^[2] and the origins of puzzles in Best Health magazine.^[3]

Publications

Danesi is the author of several books and his work has been featured in a range of mainstream publications such