Call for papers – Special issue of Chinese Semiotic Studies

Massimo Leone and Remo Gramina (editors). The fascination with the study of the human face is constant in the history of humanity. Whilst the face is a visible element of the anatomy and appearance of the human species, it remains a quite enigmatic subject and very difficult to fathom. From ancient treatises on physiognomy to the introduction of automated face detection (Kosinki 2021) and AI face recognition systems in modern-day “cultures of surveillance” (Gates 2011), the face remains a subject of profound interest that cuts across a fan of disciplines, from evolutionary biology to artificial intelligence.

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