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'''Gunther Rolf Kress''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (26 November 1940 – 20 June 2019) was a linguist and semiotician.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=van Leeuwen |first=Theo |date=2019 |title=Gunther Rolf Kress (26 November 1940 – 20 June 2019) |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0957926519866535 |journal=Discourse & Society |language=en |volume=30 |issue=6 |pages=653–654 |doi=10.1177/0957926519866535 |s2cid=199151878 |issn=0957-9265}}</ref> He is considered one of the leading theorists in [[critical discourse analysis]], [[social semiotics]] and [[multimodality]], particularly in relation to their educational implications.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahmood |first=Naazir |date=2019-06-30 |title=The master of social semiotics {{!}} Dialogue {{!}} thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/568020-master-social-semiotics |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=The News on Sunday |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Andersen |first1=Thomas Hestbaek |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781315696799/social-semiotics-thomas-hestbaek-andersen-morten-boeriis-eva-maager%C3%B8-elise-seip-tonnessen |title=Social Semiotics: Key Figures, New Directions |last2=Boeriis |first2=Morten |last3=Maagerø |first3=Eva |last4=Tonnessen |first4=Elise Seip |year=2015 |doi=10.4324/9781315696799|isbn=9781315696799 }}</ref> Kress has been described as "one of the leading academics of the early 21st century".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-10 |title=UEA announces honorary graduates for 2019 |url=https://www.uea.ac.uk/news/-/article/uea-announces-honorary-graduates-for-2019 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=University of East Anglia}}</ref>
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'''Gunther Rolf Kress''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (03 March 1940 – 20 June 2019) was an Australian semiotician who was Chair of [[Semiotics]] and Education in the Department of Culture, Communication and Media within the [[Institute of Education]] of [[University College London]]. Kress was born in Nuremberg Germany and trained as a linguist in Australia <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/32811730|title=Gunther Kress: Multimodality, Communication, and Education Introduction and Context|author=Skyer, Michael E.|website=Academia.edu|page=3|date=21 April 2016|access-date=24 June 2019}}</ref> and London under MAK Halliday. He is mainly known for his contributions to the study of [[Multimodality]]; he wrote with [[Theo van Leeuwen]] ''Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design'', one of the most influential books on the topic.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bateman |first1=John |last2=Wildfeuer |first2=Janina |last3=Hiippala |first3=Tuomo |title=Multimodality : Foundations, Research and Analysis - A Problem-Oriented Introduction |date=2017 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |location=Berlin |isbn=978-3-11-047942-3}}</ref>


==Biography==
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Kress was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2012 Birthday Honours]] for services to scholarship.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=60173|supp=y|page=18|date=16 June 2012}}</ref> On 30 January 2015, Kress received an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate]] from the Faculty of Educational Sciences at [[Uppsala University]], [[Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = New honorary doctor at Faculty of Educational Sciences - Uppsala University, Sweden|url = http://www.uu.se/en/research/grants-awards/article/?id=3831&area=2,6,12,16&typ=artikel&lang=en|website = www.uu.se|access-date = 2016-02-02}}</ref>
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Kress was born in [[Nuremberg]], Germany, and was educated at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He trained as a linguist in Australia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/32811730|title=Gunther Kress: Multimodality, Communication, and Education Introduction and Context|author=Skyer, Michael E.|website=Academia.edu|page=3|date=21 April 2016|access-date=24 June 2019}}</ref> and London under MAK Halliday. He is mainly known for his contributions to the study of [[Multimodality]]; he wrote with [[Theo van Leeuwen]] ''Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design'', one of the most influential books on the topic.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bateman |first1=John |last2=Wildfeuer |first2=Janina |last3=Hiippala |first3=Tuomo |title=Multimodality : Foundations, Research and Analysis - A Problem-Oriented Introduction |date=2017 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |location=Berlin |isbn=978-3-11-047942-3}}</ref> Over his career he held positions at the Universities of Kent, East Anglia (UEA), University of South Australia, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and the Institute of Education, University of London.

Kress was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2012 Birthday Honours]] for services to scholarship.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=60173|supp=y|page=18|date=16 June 2012}}</ref>

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Gunther Kress was awarded [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorates]] from UTS (1992), [[Uppsala University]], [[Sweden]] (2015),<ref>{{Cite web|title = New honorary doctor at Faculty of Educational Sciences - Uppsala University, Sweden|url = http://www.uu.se/en/research/grants-awards/article/?id=3831&area=2,6,12,16&typ=artikel&lang=en|website = www.uu.se|access-date = 2016-02-02}}</ref> and UEA (2020). He was also Professor Emeritus at UTS (1995).


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Kress in 2018 in Tartu

Gunther Rolf Kress MBE (26 November 1940 – 20 June 2019) was a linguist and semiotician.[1] He is considered one of the leading theorists in critical discourse analysis, social semiotics and multimodality, particularly in relation to their educational implications.[2][3] Kress has been described as "one of the leading academics of the early 21st century".[4]

Biography

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Kress was born in Nuremberg, Germany, and was educated at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He trained as a linguist in Australia[5] and London under MAK Halliday. He is mainly known for his contributions to the study of Multimodality; he wrote with Theo van Leeuwen Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design, one of the most influential books on the topic.[6] Over his career he held positions at the Universities of Kent, East Anglia (UEA), University of South Australia, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and the Institute of Education, University of London.

Kress was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to scholarship.[7]

Gunther Kress was awarded honorary doctorates from UTS (1992), Uppsala University, Sweden (2015),[8] and UEA (2020). He was also Professor Emeritus at UTS (1995).

Works

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  • Kress, Gunther R. (1997). Before Writing: Rethinking the Paths to Literacy. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-13804-3.
  • Kress, Gunther R. (2003). Literacy in the New Media Age. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-25356-X.
  • Kress, Gunther R.; Van Leeuwen, Theo (2006). Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-31915-3.

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ van Leeuwen, Theo (2019). "Gunther Rolf Kress (26 November 1940 – 20 June 2019)". Discourse & Society. 30 (6): 653–654. doi:10.1177/0957926519866535. ISSN 0957-9265. S2CID 199151878.
  2. ^ Mahmood, Naazir (30 June 2019). "The master of social semiotics | Dialogue | thenews.com.pk". The News on Sunday. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ Andersen, Thomas Hestbaek; Boeriis, Morten; Maagerø, Eva; Tonnessen, Elise Seip (2015). Social Semiotics: Key Figures, New Directions. doi:10.4324/9781315696799. ISBN 9781315696799.
  4. ^ "UEA announces honorary graduates for 2019". University of East Anglia. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ Skyer, Michael E. (21 April 2016). "Gunther Kress: Multimodality, Communication, and Education Introduction and Context". Academia.edu. p. 3. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. ^ Bateman, John; Wildfeuer, Janina; Hiippala, Tuomo (2017). Multimodality : Foundations, Research and Analysis - A Problem-Oriented Introduction. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-047942-3.
  7. ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 18.
  8. ^ "New honorary doctor at Faculty of Educational Sciences - Uppsala University, Sweden". www.uu.se. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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