Phd in COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND MARKETING

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Isabella Pezzini, full professor in Semiotics at the Department of Sociology and Communication, at Roma 'Sapienza’ University, Italy. Member of the PhD Program in Communication Sciences of Roma Sapienza’ University and member of the PhD Program in Semiotic Disciplines, Italian Institute of Human Sciences and the University of Bologna. On the board of Versus. Quaderni di Studi Semiotici, and of E/C, Rivista on-line dell’Associazione Italiana Studi Semiotici. Main research areas: semiotic theory, text semiotics, semiotics of culture, subjectivity. Her research into the semiotics of text and discourse examines contemporary forms of expression, audio-visual language, consumerism and the imaginary, and research strategies in efficacity. Publications include: Le passioni del lettore. Saggi di semiotica del testo, Milano, Bompiani, 1998; (ed.) Semiotic Efficacity and the Effectiveness of the Text, Turhout, Brepols, 2002; (ed.) Trailer, spot, siti, banner. Le forme brevi della comunicazione audiovisiva, Roma, Meltemi, 2002 (co-ed., with Pierluigi Cervelli), Scene del consumo. Dallo shopping al museo, Roma, 2006; Il testo galeotto. La lettura come pratica efficace, Roma, Meltemi, 2007; Immagini quotidiane. Sociosemiotica visuale, Roma, Laterza, 2008.