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'''Theo Van Leeuwen''' is the dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/read-all-about-it-to-hell-with-free-speech-and-long-live-the-sponsors-20090527-bnm3.html|title=Read all about it: to hell with free speech and long live the sponsors|date=28 May 2009|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|accessdate=8 June 2010 | first=Elizabeth | last=Farrelly}}</ref>
Van Leeuwen studied [[linguistics]] at the [[University of Sydney]], and taught [[communication theory]] at Macquarie University and the London College of Printing. He is one of the main developers of the sub-field of [[social semiotics]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4174543.stm|title=How a car's horn says: "Buy me"|date=14 January 2005|publisher=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=8 June 2010}}</ref> He has also taught courses at the Universities of Amsterdam, Vancouver, Vienna, Madrid, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Auckland. His books include ''Introducing Social Semiotics'' and ''Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design'' which he co-authored with [[Gunther Kress]].
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