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New personal site

May 4, 2020 Leave a comment

Almost 13 years ago, in 2007, this blog started as a sub-site on my personal web page. It soon took…

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Posted in: Academia, WordPress, Zotero

Now live: SemiotiX New Series, a WordPress-based e-journal

April 20, 2010 1 Comment

Now online: SemiotiX New Series, an e-journal in semiotics. SemiotiX Bulletin has been around for several years, in hand-edited HTML.…

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