Sensi minori: In November, IULM University will host the 54th AISS Congress
From November 26 to 28, three days of seminars dedicated to aesthetics and perception. Among the many events, a special tribute to Umberto Eco on the tenth anniversary of his passing
The major Italian semiotics event is back: on November 26 and 27, 2026, IULM University will host the 54th Congress of the Italian Association of Semiotic Studies (AISS), titled this year "Sensi minori" (“Minor Senses”) with its final day taking place on November 28, 2026, at the Collegio di Milano (Via San Vigilio, 1)
The conference will focus its presentations and discussions on the role of perception, touch, smell, taste, and the less-explored sensory thresholds within processes of signification, culture, and contemporary media.
To conclude the program of events at our university, we would like to highlight the closing round table on Friday, November 27, dedicated to Umberto Eco, ten years after his passing. In the city where he lived, scholars and friends who shared with him the early stages of the semiotic adventure in Italy will gather in an informal “salon” to recall the atmosphere, ideas, and intellectual legacy of those years.
Download the detailed conference programhere