Booking is now open for this conference devoted to exploring interdisciplinary work between classics (esp. Greek literature) and the cognitive sciences. The conference will be held on 4th and 5th July 2008, at the Open University's London campus (Hawley Crescent, Camden). It is co-organised by Royal Holloway University of London, the Institute of Classical Studies and the Open University.
Provisional programme:
Friday, 4th July
Registration, coffee
11.00-12.45 Welcome
Egbert Bakker, Yale: ‘From the past into the future: a cognitive account of “tense” in Greek’
Seth Schein, UC Davis: 'Greek metre in the light of cognitive linguistics: some thoughts on Hermann’s Bridge'
Lunch
1.45-3.30 Nancy Felson, UGA: ‘Narratology from a cognitive perspective: how a text element triggers a spectator's memory of plot types’
Nick Lowe, Royal Holloway: ‘Memory, narrative, and the birth of historiography’
Tea
4.00-5.45 James Robson, Open University: ‘Cognition, humour appreciation, and Aristophanes’ punch lines’
Felix Budelmann, Open University: ‘A cognitive perspective on ambiguity in Greek tragedy’
Conference dinner
Saturday, 5th July
9.00-10.45 Douglas Cairns, Edinburgh: ‘Rites of passage, cognitive metaphor, and the symbol of the veil’
Elizabeth Minchin, Australian National University: ‘Plans, goals and themes: cognitive studies and the creation of character in Homer’
Coffee
11.00-1.15 Luigi Battezzato, Piemonte: ‘Techniques of reading and textual lay-out in ancient Greek texts’
Malcolm Heath, Leeds: ‘Formalism in interpretation: its cognitive grounds’
Plenary discussion
The conference fee is £50 with conference dinner and £25 without conference dinner. Booking form and further information available at http://www.open.ac.uk/arts/cognitive-classics. Delegates are asked to make their own arrangements for accommodation.
A limited number of bursaries are available for graduate students, covering conference fee, conference dinner and a contribution of ca. £50 towards accommodation and/or travel (if needed). Applicants should email Felix Budelmann (f.budelmann AT open.ac.uk) with the following information by 31st May: name, contact details, institution, thesis title, a brief statement on how attendance would be helpful for their work, projected costs of accommodation and travel (if any), other funding applied for (if any).
The conference organisers gratefully acknowledge financial support from the British Academy, the Hellenic Society, the Classical Association, the Hellenic Foundation and the Gilbert Murray Trust.
For further information about the conference please contact the organisers Felix Budelmann (f.budelmann AT open.ac.uk) and Nick Lowe (n.lowe AT rhul.ac.uk).
Provisional programme:
Friday, 4th July
Registration, coffee
11.00-12.45 Welcome
Egbert Bakker, Yale: ‘From the past into the future: a cognitive account of “tense” in Greek’
Seth Schein, UC Davis: 'Greek metre in the light of cognitive linguistics: some thoughts on Hermann’s Bridge'
Lunch
1.45-3.30 Nancy Felson, UGA: ‘Narratology from a cognitive perspective: how a text element triggers a spectator's memory of plot types’
Nick Lowe, Royal Holloway: ‘Memory, narrative, and the birth of historiography’
Tea
4.00-5.45 James Robson, Open University: ‘Cognition, humour appreciation, and Aristophanes’ punch lines’
Felix Budelmann, Open University: ‘A cognitive perspective on ambiguity in Greek tragedy’
Conference dinner
Saturday, 5th July
9.00-10.45 Douglas Cairns, Edinburgh: ‘Rites of passage, cognitive metaphor, and the symbol of the veil’
Elizabeth Minchin, Australian National University: ‘Plans, goals and themes: cognitive studies and the creation of character in Homer’
Coffee
11.00-1.15 Luigi Battezzato, Piemonte: ‘Techniques of reading and textual lay-out in ancient Greek texts’
Malcolm Heath, Leeds: ‘Formalism in interpretation: its cognitive grounds’
Plenary discussion
The conference fee is £50 with conference dinner and £25 without conference dinner. Booking form and further information available at http://www.open.ac.uk/arts/cognitive-classics. Delegates are asked to make their own arrangements for accommodation.
A limited number of bursaries are available for graduate students, covering conference fee, conference dinner and a contribution of ca. £50 towards accommodation and/or travel (if needed). Applicants should email Felix Budelmann (f.budelmann AT open.ac.uk) with the following information by 31st May: name, contact details, institution, thesis title, a brief statement on how attendance would be helpful for their work, projected costs of accommodation and travel (if any), other funding applied for (if any).
The conference organisers gratefully acknowledge financial support from the British Academy, the Hellenic Society, the Classical Association, the Hellenic Foundation and the Gilbert Murray Trust.
For further information about the conference please contact the organisers Felix Budelmann (f.budelmann AT open.ac.uk) and Nick Lowe (n.lowe AT rhul.ac.uk).