Robert Langdon is a Professor of Symbology at Harvard. Is there actually such a position?

ceetee

Entering this term in the search engine of Harvard University's home page results in no matches. So, I assume that means the answer is "No" May 19 06, 12:10 AM

Brainyblonde

Symbology is the fictional academic discipline pursued by the hero of Dan Brown's novels, The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. The hero, Robert Langdon, is supposed to be a professor of "symbology" at Harvard. Karen L. King, Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard, called "symbology" a nonexistent field, and noted that the closest field, semiology, is unrepresented at Harvard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbology May 19 06, 6:26 AM

lanfranco

One does not earn a Ph.D. in "symbology" and even semiotics is usually studied in the context of other disciplines. One might enroll in a program in linguistics, art history, literature, or communications, for example, and then specialize in an area that involves these issues: Renaissance emblem books, perhaps, or the iconography of some specific aspect of Christian art, or even modern advertising logos. On semiotics: http://www.answers.com/topic/semiotics May 19 06, 6:39 AM