Publications
Here you can find a series of academic publications related to / funded by the research project “Communication for Food Protection” (COMFECTION): papers, chapters of books and other relevant materials reporting the results of our semio-cultural analysis of food and taste-related aspects, as well as of digital communication (in general and with specific reference to food myths and narratives), are accessible in Open Access by clicking on the links below.
We hope you enjoy the readings!
STANO, S. and LEONE, M. (eds.) (2023) Ideologia/Ideology. Special Issue of Lexia 41-42. Rome: Aracne. ISSN: 1720-5298 [Peer-reviewed Journal, Scopus-indexed, ANVUR A-ranked] [IT/EN/FR].
STANO, S. (2023) “Food, Ideology and Critical Semiotics”. Lexia 41-42: 307-322. ISSN: 1720-5298 [Article in Peer-reviewed Journal] [IT/EN].
STANO, S. (2023) “Ripensare l’ideologia: un’introduzione / Rethinking Ideology: An Introduction”. Lexia 41-42: 9-23. ISSN: 1720-5298 [Article in Peer-reviewed Journal] [IT/EN].
STANO, S. (2023) “Nuovi media, nuovi miti?”. In J. Ponzo and S. Stano (eds.), Nuovi media, nuovi miti, 21-36. Rome: Aracne. ISBN: 979-12-218-0521-5 [Chapter of Book] [IT].
– Academia
– IRIS unito
– Volume in Open Access (publisher’s website)
PONZO, J. and STANO, S. (eds.) (2023) Nuovi media, nuovi miti. Rome: Aracne. ISBN: 979-12-218-0521-5 [IT] [Edited Book] [IT].
PONZO, J. and STANO, S. (2023) “Introduzione”. In J. Ponzo and S. Stano (eds.), Nuovi media, nuovi miti, 11-20. Rome: Aracne. ISBN: 979-12-218-0521-5 [Chapter of Book] [IT].
STANO, S. (2022) “Il mito tra verità e post-verità / Myth Between Truth and Post-Truth”. RIFL (Rivista Italiana di Filosofia del Linguaggio), 2022 (SFL2021): 204-213. ISSN: 2036-6728 [Article in Peer-reviewed Journal] [IT].
– Academia
– IRIS unito
– Paper on the journal website
STANO, S. (2022) “Eating almost the same thing: Japanese Cuisine in Canada”. In Y. De Luca e O. Palusci (eds.), Canada: A Taste of Home / Les saveurs de chez soi, 250-268. Toronto/Buffalo/Chicago/Lancaster: Guernica. ISBN: 978-1771-83-825-2 [Chapter of Book] [EN].
Call for papers – Signata n. 15 “Nurturing Meaning: Food, Myth and Signification / Nourrir le sens : alimentation, mythe et signification” [Scopus, A-Ranked ANVUR Journal] [EN / FR] edited by Simona Stano.
Deadline for contributions: December 15, 2022
– Call for papers (EN)
– Call for papers (FR)
Call for papers – Lexia n. 43-44 “Ideology / Ideologia” [Scopus, A-Ranked ANVUR Journal] [EN / IT / FR / ES] edited by STANO, S. and M. LEONE.
Deadline for contributions: June 15, 2022
STANO, S. (2021) “Veganism 2.0: Gastromania, nutrition, and digital communication”. Digital Age in Semiotics and Communication, 3-4: 12-30. ISSN: 2603-3585 [Article in Peer-reviewed Journal] [IT].
STANO, S. (2021) “Nostalgia, prefigurazione, riscoperta: percorsi semiotici tra pre- e post-gastromania”. E|C XV(32): 117-124. ISSN: 1970-7452 [Article in Peer-reviewed Journal] [IT].
STANO, S. (2021) “Il discorso alimentare tra teorie cospirative e mitologie del presente digitale: un approccio semio-culturale”. In N. Pannofino and D. Pellegrino (eds.), Trame nascoste. Teorie della cospirazione e miti sul lato in ombra della società, 49-67. Milano-Udine: Mimesis. ISBN: 978-8-857-58077-7 [Chapter of Book] [IT].
STANO, S. and BENTLEY, A. (eds.) (2021) Food for Thought. Nourishment, Culture, Meaning. Cham: Springer. ISBN: 978-609-02-1554-8; e-ISBN: 978-3-030-81115-0 [Edited Book] [EN].
STANO, S. (2021) “Beyond Nutrition: Meanings, Narratives, Myths”. In S. Stano and A. Bentley (eds.), Food for Thought. Nourishment, Culture, Meaning, 147-158. Cham: Springer. ISBN: 978-609-02-1554-8; e-ISBN: 978-3-030-81115-0 [Chapter of Book] [EN].
STANO, S. and BENTLEY, A. (2021) “Food for Thought: An Introduction”. In S. Stano and A. Bentley (eds.), Food for Thought. Nourishment, Culture, Meaning, 1-6. Cham: Springer. ISBN: 978-609-02-1554-8; e-ISBN: 978-3-030-81115-0 [Chapter of Book] [EN].
STANO, S. (2021) “Food, Health and the Body: A Biosemiotic Approach to Contemporary Eating Habits”. In Y.H. Hendlin, and J. Hope (eds.), Food and Medicine: A Biosemiotic Perspective, 43-6o. Cham: Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-67115-0 [Chapter of Book] [EN].
STANO, S. (ed.) (2011) “Book of Abstracts – International Conference ‘Foodologies: Nourishment, Language, Communication’” [Book of Abstracts] [EN].
STANO, S. (2021) “Facing Food: Pareidolia, Iconism, and Meaning”. Lexia 37-38: 487-502. ISSN: 1720-5298 [Article in Peer-reviewed Journal] [EN].
– Academia
– IRIS unito
STANO, S. (2020) “Glocalised foodscapes: The Self, the Other and the frontier”. Glocalism 3(2020): 1-24. ISSN: 2283-7949 [Article in Peer-reviewed Journal] [EN].
STANO, S. (2020) “Il Natale è servito. Miti, riti, traduzioni”. In E. Chiais (ed.), Semiotica del Natale 2020, 28-39. Torino: CIRCe. ISBN: 978-8894-5080-1-7 [Chapter of Book] [IT].
– Academia
– IRIS unito
– Full volume in OA
STANO, S. (2020) “Trayectorias discursivas: la alimentación entre ciencia y comunicación”. In M. Soto and F. Baeza (eds.), Alteridades, identidades. Actas 14º Congreso Mundial de Semiótica : Trayectorias / Proceedings of the 14th World Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies Trajectories, Tomo 2, 179-187. Buenos Aires: IASS Publications & Libros de Crítica. ISSN 2414-6862. e-ISBN: 978-987-47805-2-2 [Chapter of Book] [ES].
STANO, S. (2020) “Between Semeiotics and Semiotics: The Body as a Signifying Text”. In M. Soto and F. Baeza (eds.), Alteridades, identidades. Actas 14º Congreso Mundial de Semiótica : Trayectorias / Proceedings of the 14th World Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies Trajectories, Vol. 2, 133-140. Buenos Aires: IASS Publications & Libros de Crítica. ISSN 2414-6862. e-ISBN: 978-987-47805-2-2 [Chapter of Book] [EN].
STANO, S. (2020) “Des sens au sens : Goût, dégoût et processus de signification”. In M. Bernoussi (ed.), La Culture culinaire marocaine : Sémiotique, histoire et communication, 58-81. Meknès (Morocco): Editions CAPITAL. ISBN: 978-9920-9437-1-0 [Chapter of Book] [FR].
– Academia
– IRIS unito
STANO, S. (2020) “The Internet and the Spread of Conspiracy Content”. In M. Butter and P. Knight (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories, 483-496. London: Routledge. ISBN: 978-0-8153-6174-9 (hbk); 978-1-1383-2122-9 (pbk); 978-0-429-45273-4 (ebk) [Chapter of Book] [EN].
STANO, S. (2020) “Review of ‘Blackledge, Adrian and Angela Creese (2019) Voices of a City Market: An Ethnography, Bristol: Multilingual Matters Ltd’”. Social Semiotics. Online ISSN: 1470-1219 [Book Review] [EN].
– Social Semiotics (preview)
– Social Semiotics (50 free online copies)
– IRIS unito (pre-print version)
STANO, S. (2019) “Tra estetica, etica e politica: riflessioni semiotiche sul dis-gusto” [Among Aesthetics, Ethics, and Politics: Semiotic Considerations on Dis-taste], E|C (Journal of the Italian Association for Semiotic Studies), XIII(27): 1-11. ISSN: 1973-2716; e-ISSN: 1970-7452 [Article in Peer-reviewed Journal] [IT].
– Academia
– E|C website
– IRIS unito
STANO, S. (2019) “The Aesthetics of Food: Chinese Cuisine(s) between the East and the West”. In M. Leone, B. Surace and J. Zeng (eds.), The Fountain and the Waterfall, 277-301. Rome: Aracne [Chapter of Book] [EN].
STANO, S. and A. BENTLEY (eds.) (2019) “Book of Abstracts – International Conference ‘Food for Thought: Nourishment, Culture, Meaning’” [Book of Abstracts] [EN].
