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Mihhail Lotman is a distinguished academic in semiotics and cultural studies, currently serving as a Visiting Professor of Semiotics at the University of Tartu's Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics. He also holds affiliations with Tallinn University, where he has served as a Professor in the School of Humanities and The Estonian Institute of Humanities. His career spans over four decades, with roles including Senior Research Fellow, Research Professor, and administrative leadership.
Education: PhD in Semiotics (2000, University of Tartu), MA in Slavic Philology (1993, Tartu University), and BA in Russian Language and Literature (1969–1976, Tartu State University). His research focuses on semiotics, cultural theory, Russian poetry, and comparative metrics, with extensive contributions to journals like Studia Metrica et Poetica and Sign Systems Studies.
Research interests include the semiotics of verse, cultural history, and the legacy of Yuri Lotman and Zara Mints. He has led projects such as the Relational Approach of Strategic History Narratives and edited key publications like Studia Metrica et Poetica. His work bridges cultural semiotics with literary analysis, emphasizing historical and comparative perspectives.
Lotman has organized international conferences, including Frontiers in Comparative Metrics, and contributed to the Estonian Semiotics Archive. His academic leadership includes editorial roles in journals and books, reflecting his commitment to advancing semiotic and cultural research.
Labs/Teams: Part of the Estonian Semiotics Archive and the Tartu-Moscow Semiotic School, collaborating on projects like Urban Semiotics and Genius loci: Jüri Lotman and Estonia.