Empirical aesthetics explores the psychological and neuronal underpinnings of aesthetic experiences and the arts. The Empirical Visual Aesthetics Lab (EVAlab), which was founded by Helmut Leder in 2004 and has been recognized as the first department with a specific research focus on Visual Empirical Aesthetics, is celebrating 20 years of pioneering research in this field. In this context, we will host a summer school to accompany the festivities.
In combination with the symposium, the aim of the summer school is for young researchers and tomorrow’s new leaders in the field to closely interact with key protagonists of Visual Empirical Aesthetics of the past 20 years, as well as scientists from the EVALabs, to learn about cutting-edge research in the field, get insight into ongoing projects, and discuss their own research ideas and approaches.
The EVA Labs Summer School aims to bring together PhD students and early post-docs from around the world with a strong interest in empirical aesthetics, neuroaesthetics, and the psychology of the arts with world-class experts in the field. The Summer School will provide a comprehensive learning experience with lectures, seminars, and networking opportunities, fostering collaboration and innovative exchange in the field.
Dedicated Summer School sessions will take place on Sunday and Monday. On both days, we will have multiple 1-hour sessions with 1-2 expert of the field in each. Please find the program below or download the pdf version here.
The participants of the Summer School are also subscribed to attend the celebratory symposium (see details here). This includes the opening event on Friday as well as various social events on Saturday.
Certificates of Attendance will be provided.
Posters
You are joining this summer school for your interest in empirical aesthetics, as such we want you to showcase aesthetics and creativity as you understand it! We do not want to place strict conventional guidelines on how you design your poster, we want you to be free and have fun with this. Rather than the traditional (somewhat boring) research posters, think of this as a ‘graphical CV’ to represent yourself.
These posters will be on view on Friday’s symposium opening event as a way for you to showcase yourself, and we will have an award for the best poster! We will also be sure to distribute a copy of the posters to all attendees/invited guests.
Unfortunately, we do have to place some requirements though. We ask you to include the following information:
- Design the poster to be A1 (portrait)
- Include your name and an image of yourself (so that we
know who you are without you having to stand by the poster continuously!) - Mention what your main research topic is
Please send us a digital printable copy of your poster no later than Wednesday 11th September via email (evalabs.psychology@univie.ac.at).
When and where?
Summer School Sessions: 22nd – 23rd September 2024
University of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology, Liebiggasse 5, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Costs:
There is no participation fee.
Upon successful application and invitation to the Summer School by the EVALabs jury, non-local applicants are eligible for a travel grant.
If you have any questions, please contact: helmut.leder@univie.ac.at or evalabs.psychology@univie.ac.at
The Summer School is organised by Helmut Leder (helmut.leder@univie.ac.at) & Matthew Pelowski (matthew.pelowski@univie.ac.at), with additional events organised by EVALabs’ doctoral students.
Return to main 20 years of EVALabs page here.