“Empathy and the Aesthetics of Language”
We are pleased to announce the publication of the first special issue of the TSLL, “Empathy and the Aesthetics of Language” with the contribution of Renata Gambino, Grazia Pulvirenti, Samuel Rashe and Taylor Enoch.
https://utpress.utexas.edu/journals/texas-studies-in-literature-and-language/
Link to the IISN 2024
CFP: International workshop Multimodal language
Call for Papers: International workshop
Multimodal language: theoretical perspectives and research methods
Catania, 13-14 March
The investigation of linguistic communication in natural contexts cannot ignore that human language is an inherently multimodal system. Indeed, the interaction between the vocal and the other bodily modalities is articulated within closely cooperating semiotic subsystems, dynamically completing each other into a coherent message (McNeill 1992; Kendon 2014; Capirci et al. 2022). Within a perspective that sees language as a form of cooperative action, the vocal and the gestural components – along with gaze and facial expressions – coordinate in a clearly interdependent way. This happens both at the level of expression and at the level of content, with the different modalities interacting on the semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic level (see McNeill 1992, Kendon 2004, Loehr 2012, Volterra et al. 2017, among many others).
Differently from the first generation of scholars in multimodality, whose first and essential need was to build terminologies and methods of analysis that could highlights the specifics of each modality, the foremost theoretical challenge in contemporary research is to explore theories and methodologies that could describe how these modalities interact in forming organized structures (Trujillo & Holler 2023). This requires, obviously, new categories and new descriptions, together with a move away from mere quantifications of occurrences towards other variables. It therefore becomes necessary to give greater consideration to the qualitative aspects of each component and the way in which they are deployed in the flow of discourse.
A growing number of scholars in linguistics, psychology and
New book: Mind the Text! Neurohermeneutics for Suspicious Readers
by Renata Gambino & Grazia Pulvirenti, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2024
At the convergence of human studies, biocultural and neuroscientific research, this book offers unprecedented insights into the interpretation of literary texts. It presents the neurohermeneutics of suspicion—a bold, innovative approach illuminating the intricate bond between literature and the human mind. Embracing ambiguity as a hallmark of literature, readers are encouraged to adopt a suspicious stance to unearth the complex, multilayered and dynamic nature of literary texts, thereby fully engaging their imagination and their embodied, emotional and imaginative faculties. Our exploration navigates the crossroads of language, thought, culture, and biology, delving into hidden layers of meaning within literary texts. This transformative exploration not only redefines literary scholarship but also offers lay readers a dynamic, immersive reading experience. Ultimately, this book aims to ignite curiosity, suspense, and surprise, transforming the act of reading into a creative and engaging journey through the depths of the human mind and aesthetic experiences.
Info about the Book
In memory of prof. Giancarlo Magnano San Lio
«Un uomo perbene. Tormentato, curioso.
Che ha voluto vivere in proprio, conoscendo le miserie dell’Umanità,
ha scelto di amarne la poesia e l’incanto.»
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«A respectable man. Tormented, curious.
Who wanted to live on his own. Knowing the miseries of Humanity,
he chose to love its poetry and enchantment»
ENID Teach – NOOC Collaborative and Research Methodology
15th September – 15th November 2024
The NewHums Research Centre kindly invites everyone to join the 4th and last edition of
NOOC Collaborative and Research Methodology
What is this NOOC
This course (NOOC) is part of the training proposal by the project Erasmus+, “European network in D-flexible teaching (ENID-Teach)”, PROJECT NUMBER – 2021-1-ES01-KA220-HED-000027551, KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in higher education, coordinated by UNED – Spain. The main goal of the project is to provide digital training to university lecturers about specific teaching and research methodologies, which can be used and improved introducing digital tools and environments.
This course, produced by University of Catania, introduces participants to the Collaborative and Research Methodology and how digital tools can improve the teaching practice. The course will present the theory of collaborative teaching and research as based on three main theoretical pillars: constructivism, distributed cognition and computer supported collaborative learning. It will also introduce some digital tools to be used to enrich the teaching practice.
More Info about ENID Teach
We warmly invite European educators to enhance their teaching toolkit by participating in our free training programme on “Flexible and Innovative Methodologies.“
Cognitive Futures 2024 @ University of Catania
Deadline: 15th January 2024
10 years Cognitive Futures in The Arts and Humanities
From 4E to 5E Cognition: about Emotions
June 3-5, 2024 – Aesthetic Emotions
10 years ago the series of Cognitive Future conferences started in Bangor, moved to Durham, Oxford, Stony Brook, Kent, Mainz and was held online (instead of in Osnabrück) during pandemic emergency. The war prevented its taking place in St. Petersburg. This year it took place in Warsaw; in 2024 it will be Catania – with a ten-year anniversary.The focus will be on the latest epistemic paradigm of 4E Cognition and
Linguaggio come Prisma
A very interesting meeting at the Bendectine Monastery in Catania
Master Executive NEUROSCIENCE and ART – Bologna
Would you like to acquire technical-scientific skills that enable you to take an innovative approach to projects in the field of art?
Would you like to know what Neuroaesthetics is all about and understand its importance in museum educational proposals and exhibition practices?
Here is the new edition of the Executive Master in NEUROSCIENCE and ART, starting on 14 January 2023 in Bologna.
What you will study:
- The visual process by the brain and the areas of aesthetic processing
- Emotional marketing and the construction of the memory of an event
- Ethics and cognitive science
- Neuroaesthetics and its applications
- Museum education as interactivity on the territory
- The didactics of art as therapy
- Hybridisation practices between art and science
The lecturers in charge of the training course, from prestigious universities and important museums, will accompany you in the development of the project of your interest, with a final operational workshop.
Project
The Neuro Humanities Studies Network aims at creating a multidisciplinary research community in order to develop and structure a linking platform for neuro-scientific, cognitive topics and humanities.
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