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Cities as Ill Bodies in Films and Series Anne Wagner Associate Professor  EIC of the International Journal for the Semiotics of Law Co-Editor of the Series “Law, Language and Communication” City is a living organism. It is built around a centre – the heart - that provides wealth, prosperity and work to citizens (i.e. the business centre). Transportation arteries are constructed to cut traffic congestion and to facilitate the link between dormitory rings and the business centre. City is like a living monster. It needs expansion, exposure, recognition, security and regeneration. City suffers. Congestion is far too important and the lack of security is the core issue for the Town Hall and its inhabitants. The most urgent matter concerns the close link between the regeneration of cities and their environment in order to maintain peace, comfort, discretion and visibility for all. City is an ill body with signs and symptoms that need to be treated and cured to restore its utility value t...

CALL FOR PAPERS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE SEMIOTICS OF LAW –  REVUE INTERNATIONALE DE SÉMIOTIQUE JURIDIQUE http://www.springer.com/law/journal/11196/PSE Editor-in-chief: Anne WAGNER Université Lille – Nord de France Centre de Recherche Droits et Perspectives du Droit, équipe René Demogue valwagnerfr@yahoo.com Special issue: Music, Cultural Heritage and Law Working languages: English and French Music is a space of possibilities, a realm of cross-cultural events where interpretation is deeply rooted in history and societal evolution. The main complexity is to analyze the coded meaning and view how the same signs, notions and concepts are appropriated, translated, rehistorized and read anew in songs, be they pop songs or national anthems. This special issue will explore the richly complex manifestations of ‘Music, Cultural Heritage and Law’ in the following ways: - How do we stimulate our senses with music? - How do we combine music with national identity and law? - Is music combi...