[Experiencemaillist] INVITATION History of Emotions Symposium, Helsinki, 7-8 November 2018

[Ahola Markus]

History of Emotions Symposium, Helsinki, 7-8 November 2018

How can we study the emotions of people who lived centuries or millennia ago? The History of Emotions Symposium addresses this question from an interdisciplinary perspective, bringing together scholars from neuroscience, history, literature, and language technology. The Symposium aims to dig deeper into the history of emotions, reaching back to ancient Mediterranean and Mesopotamian civilizations.

The Symposium is organised by the Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires (University of Helsinki), the Brain and Mind Laboratory at the Aalto University, and the Aalto University Experience Platform.

For more information, see https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/history-of-emotions-symposium
or contact Tero Alstola, tero.alstola at helsinki.fi<mailto:tero.alstola at helsinki.fi>.

Venue: University of Helsinki, the faculty hall of the Faculty of Theology, Fabianinkatu 24, room 524.
Participation is free for all and no registration is required.

Wednesday 7 November (chair Mikko Sams)
13:00 Saana Svärd (University of Helsinki) & Mikko Sams (Aalto University): Welcome on behalf of the organizers and introductory remarks
13:20 William M. Reddy (Duke University): “Problems of Change and Periodization in the History of Emotions” (response by Saana Svärd)
14:20 Heini Saarimäki (Aalto University): “Neural Basis of Emotions: Experimental Methods in Affective Neuroscience” (response by Mikko Salmela, University of Helsinki)
15:20 Coffee
15:50 Krista Lagus (University of Helsinki): (title tbc) (response by Mikko Sams)
16:50 Jussi Pakkasvirta (University of Helsinki): “National Emotions and Stereotypes in Finnish Social Media: Case Latin America” (response by Krister Lindén)

Thursday 8 November (chair Krister Lindén)
10:00 Coffee
10:30 Ville Vuolanto (University of Tampere): “Hope and Everyday Life: Emotions and the Future in the Roman World” (response by Andrew Crislip)
11:30 Andrew Crislip (Virginia Commonwealth University / University of Helsinki): “Feeling Like a Christian in the Roman Empire” (response by Ville Vuolanto)
12:30 Lunch (on your own)
14:00 Ulrike Steinert (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz): “Perceptions of Selfhood in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Body, Emotions and Identity” (response by Johannes Bach, University of Helsinki)
15:00 Tero Alstola, Heidi Jauhiainen, Aleksi Sahala, and Krister Lindén (University of Helsinki): “Language Technological Analysis of Emotion Words in Akkadian” (response by Ulrike Steinert)
16:00 Concluding discussion