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Madalena D’Oliveira-MartinsPages 235-247DOI: 10.5840/cultura20129132 ABSTRACT For some years now, amongst contemporary Western societies (where capitalism and globalization have a great influence), the presence and development of a well-defined and peculiar emotional culture has become clear. The appropriate use and management of emotions, support a system of relations and codes that draw new limits between public […]

Vilmos VoigtPages 249-258DOI: 10.5840/cultura20129133 ABSTRACT This paper aims to describe the importance of bridges – from the semiotic point of view, stressing their capacity in connecting nature and culture. It is arguing for the importance of establishing technosemiotics as a separated chapter in sign system studies. The author mentions some famous bridges, such as the