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Kinesthetic Empathy: Concepts and Contexts
An International Conference hosted by
The Watching Dance Project
Thursday 22 and Friday 23 April 2010 at Hulme Hall, The
University of
Manchester
papers | panels | posters| workshops | screenings
There is a
growing interest in kinesthesia, empathy and kinesthetic empathy as pivotal
concepts
across different disciplines and media, reflecting current concern with
‘affect’ as an object of enquiry, interrogation of notions of
presence, embodiment and the senses, re-examination of phenomenology, and
widespread interest in neuroscientific investigation (notably in the
‘mirror neuron’ system).
This conference will bring together international
researchers and practitioners in fields including neuroscience, dance, film,
music, and contemporary embodied practices to explore the nature and role of
kinesthetic empathy. It will aim to open up dialogues between different
practices and theoretical approaches.
Keynote speakers will include Alain Berthoz (neurophysiology
of movement/perception); Rachel Davies (artist/filmmaker); Susan Foster
(choreographer/dancer/writer); Christian Keysers (neuroimaging/social brain);
Chris Nash (photographer) and Alex Reuben (filmmaker).
To register your interest and to go on the
conference mailing list, email watchingdance.conference@xxxxxxxxx
For
submission guidelines and to download the full call for papers please go to http://www.watchingdance.org/news_events/forthcoming_events/documents/WD_CallforPapers.pdf
For a submission form please go to
http://www.watchingdance.org/news_events/forthcoming_events/documents/SubmissionForm.doc
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