Suzie Wong Scollon is the widow of Ron Scollon. Between 1979 and 2003 they co-authored 8 books. He died in 2009. In 2010 she worked on a contract with the US Bureau of the Census and became a Tara dancer and Tibetan Buddhist. In 2018 she went to Santa Fe to take a course in creative nonfiction at the Institute for American Indian Arts. She speaks half a dozen languages. Since lockdown she has been dancing hula on ZOOM as well as Balkan folk dances and dances of praise to Tara. She also started doing qigong for half an hour or so every morning. She lives on Whidbey Island in an octagonal house in the middle of the woods where she writes creative nonfiction and walks to the beach.
Discourses in Place: Language in the Material World
Discourses in Place is essential reading for anyone with an interest in language and the way we communicate. Written by leaders in the field, this text argues that we can only interpret the meaning of public texts like road signs, notices and brand logos by considering the social and physical world that surrounds them. Drawing on a wide range of real examples, from signs in the Chinese mountains, to urban centres in Austria, Italy, North America and Hong Kong, this textbook equips students with the methodology and models they need to undertake their own research in 'geosemiotics', the key interface between semiotics and the physical world. Discourses in Place is highly illustrated, containing real examples of language in the material world, including a 'how to use this book' section, group and individual activities, and a glossary of key terms.
