Counterfactuals and Story Characters: Empirical Research Methods and Applications

Seminar, August 28, 10:00 to 16:00 CET

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We are glad to invite you to the (online) seminar Counterfactuals and Story Characters: Empirical Research Methods and Applications, organized by Trnava University under the ELIT Network project. You can find the program under the poster below.

The seminar will take place on August 28th via Zoom. Participation is free of charge and open to master students, PhD candidates and postdocs. We would be delighted if you will be part of this event, which is aimed at presenting and discussing the broad range of methods used within the field of the Empirical Study of Literature.

If you want to participate in the event online, please register using this link.

Feel free to share this invite if you know someone who might be interested!

 

 

Elit Early-Stage Researchers

10:00 Welcome

10:10 Ma. Lovena Moneva (Trnava University, University of Basel)

Reading in Early Childhood Settings: A classroom intervention study

10:40 Break

10:45 Ainur Kakimova (University of Verona, University of Warsaw)

Counterfactuals in Literature: Insights from eye tracking

11:15 Break

11:25 Cristina Loi (University of Basel, University of Stavanger)

How do fictional characters activate the readers’ self-concept? A case study using self-report questionnaires and mixed methods?

12:00 Lunch break

Guest Speakers From Research Institutes and Organizations

13:00 Introduction of the afternoon session

13:05 Dr. Marloes Mak (Radboud University)

Combining fMRI and Eye Tracking for the Empirical Study of Literature: The case of mental simulation during literary reading

13:35 Jamie Ilao-Donato (UNICEF Philippines)

Developing Literacy in Early Childhood through Mother Tongue: Using national data from the Philippines

14:05 Break

14:15 Fransina Stradling (University of Huddersfield)

Using Think-Aloud Protocols to Study Narrative Empathy

14:45 Dr. Moniek Kuijpers (UNIBAS and IGEL)

Training and Resources in Empirical Literary Studies

15:00 Break

Restitution of the Day

15:15 Open discussion

15:55 Closing remarks

16:00 Goodbye