ISGS : International Society for Gesture Studies

Past Events

The third congress of the ISGS, Integrating Gestures took place in Chicago, at Northwestern University, USA, June 18-21, 2007. Keynote speakers were Ipke Wachsmuth, Susan Goldin Meadow, and Karen Emmorey. Program (pdf)

Abstracts (pdf)

The second congress of the ISGS, Interacting Bodies (Corps en Interaction), was held at the Université Lyon 2, France, June 15 - 18, 2005. Keynote speakers were Janet Bavelas, Geoffrey Beattie, Justine Cassell, Christian Heath, Marc Jeannerod, and Virginia Volterra. Program (html)

Proceedings (html)

ISGS co-sponsored the workshop "Gestural communication in nonhuman and human primates" during the 5th International Conference on the Evolution of Language at the Max Planck Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie, Leizpig (Germany), March 28 - 30, 2004, which was organized by Cornelia Müller (Berlin) and Katja Liebal (Leipzig). Among the presenters were Michael Arbib, Luigia Camaioni, Susan Goldin-Meadow, Barbara King, Cornelia Müller, and Michael Tomasello. Program (html)
The first congress of the ISGS, "Gesture-The Living Medium", took place at the University of Texas at Austin, June 5 - 8, 2002. The congress was attended by 220 participants from 18 countries; 120 papers were presented.

Program (html)
Program with abstracts (Flash)
Selected papers
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Conference report

Conferences prior to the founding of ISGS:  
Workshop at the Centro Internazionale di Semiotica in Urbino, July 12 - 16, 2000 Conference report
Conference in Oporto/Portugal, April 1-5, 2000, "Gesture: Meaning and Use" Proceedings:
Rector, Monica, Poggi, Isabella, & Nadine Trigo (Eds.) (2002). Gestures. Their meaning and Use. Porto: University Fernando Pessoa Press.
   
   
   

 




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