Symbolic Transformation

Abstract

J. Valsiner, Series Editor's Introduction. B. Wagoner, Introduction: What is a Symbol? Part 1. Semiotic Foundations. A. Gillespie, The Intersubjective Nature of Symbols. G. Sonesson, Here Comes the Semiotic Species: Reflections on the Semiotic Turn in the Cognitive Sciences. S. Salvatore, C. Venuleo, The Unconscious as Symbol Generator: A Psychodynamic-Semiotic Approach to Meaning Making. A. Rosa, Commentary on Part 1: Are We Connected to the Matrix Machine? Cognition and Experience Figuring out What Reality is. Part 2. Transformations of Experience. B. Bradley, Experiencing Symbols. G. Obeyesekere, Deep Motivation and the Work of Culture in Christian Penitential Ecstasy. N. Mori, Remembering with Others: The Veracity of an Experience in the Symbol Formation Process. E. Abbey, Commentary on Part 2: Imagination and the Movement of Meaning. Part 3. Transformations through the Life Course. T. Zittoun, How Does an Object Become Symbolic? Rooting Semiotic Artifacts in Dynamic Shared Experiences. L. McCune, Developing Symbolic Abilities. J. Matthews, Scribble: The Development of Children's Mark Making. U. Muller, J. Carpendale, Commentary on Part 3: Some Reflections on the Development of Symbolic Abilities. Part 4. Transformations of Identity. D. Winther-Lindqvist, Symbolic Group Play and Social Identity. D. Holland, Symbolic Worlds in Time/Spaces of Practice: Identities and Transformations. S. Arrigg Koh, From Stigma and Coping to Social Repositioning: A New Perspective on HIV/AIDS, Identity and Human Rights. E. Aveling, F. Cornish, J. Oldmeadow, Diversity in Sex Workers' Strategies for the Protection of Social Identity: Content, Context and Contradiction. I. Kadianaki, H. Mahmoud, Commentary on Part 4: Identity and Social Reality: Formations and Transformations. B. Wagoner, Conclusion: Opening and Closing Symbolic Transformation.