LINGUIST List 23.1497: Confs: Discourse Analysis, Ling & Literature, Pragmatics/Switzerland

LINGUIST List 23.1497
Sun Mar 25 2012 Confs: Discourse Analysis, Ling & Literature, Pragmatics/Switzerland Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.org>
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Date: 21-Mar-2012 From: Cristina Soriano <Cristina.Sorianounige.ch> Subject: International Summer School in Affective Sciences E-mail this message to a friend International Summer School in Affective Sciences Short Title: ISSAS 2012 Date: 22-Aug-2012 - 29-Aug-2012 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Contact: Cristina Soriano Contact Email: < click here to access email > Meeting URL: http://www.affective-sciences.org/issas Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Ling & Literature; Pragmatics Meeting Description: The fourth edition of the International Summer School in Affective Sciences (ISSAS 2012), organized by the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences (SCAS), will take place from August 22 to 29 at the Château de Bossey, an 18th- century manor house overlooking Lake Geneva and the French Alps. This year the central topic of the summer school is 'Art, Aesthetics and the Emotions'. The topics to be discussed include: - the role of affect and emotions in the appreciation of art - the nature of aesthetic emotions - the role of metaphor in the representation and expression of emotion - the neural systems and dynamics underlying artistic creativity, talent and appreciation The scientific program for 2012 comprises (i) plenary lectures by scholars from different disciplines who have made crucial contributions in the area, and (ii) practical workshops in which students will discuss key topics of interest in the domain and become familiar with various research methodologies. The school will address conceptual issues and empirical methods in the philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience of aesthetics, as well as in linguistics, art history, literature and film. Confirmed speakers include: Gregory Currie James E. Cutting David Freedberg Raymond W. Gibbs Winfried Menninghaus Jesse Prinz Dahlia Zaidel More information (including the application procedure) can be found on the ISSAS 2012 website: http://www.affective-sciences.org/issas This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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