Experts from 11 countries analyze the representation of time to understand the human mind and creativity at a congress of the ICS.
They address topics such as the variation of the representation of time in cultures and religions or what spatial constructions of time show about the relationship between cultural and biological evolution.
PHOTO: Natalia Rouzaut
Experts from 11 countries analyze in a congress of the University of Navarra the representation of time to understand the human mind and creativity. The activity is organized by the project 'Public discourse' of the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS), with the partnership consortium network Hen Lab and the Agency of Science and Technology of the Region of Murcia, and funded by the Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness.
Among the keynote speakers is Rafael Núñez, Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of California-San Diego (USA), whose talk addresses what spatial constructions of time show about the relationship between cultural and biological evolution.
For his part, Julio Santiago de Torres, Professor of Language Psychology at the University of Granada, focuses on how the representation of time varies across cultures and religions.
The exhibition by Francis Steen, programs of study professor of Communication at the University of California-Los Angeles (USA), addresses the alternative and possible tenses of historical events in television news. This has to do with identifying opportunities to intervene in those events in the past, present and future; reasoning about blame and responsibility; and motivating future actions.
Short presentationsLikewise, Kensy Cooperrider, Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago, talks about trends and upcoming challenges of research related to spatial constructions of time, including how they develop in children. In addition to this, his talk touches on upcoming challenges for research, such as exploring constructs that are not purely linear or spatial.
Along with the main papers, other shorter presentations include topics such as the conceptualization of time in cinematic flashbacks, time in Spanish proverbs and idioms, and the spatial representation of time in literature.
This is the first congress in the line of research 'CREATIME. Time in our creative mind', which is part of the project 'Public discourse' of the ICS. It seeks to understand human creativity by studying how we imagine and represent time by analyzing conversation, gestures, film and poetry.
Expressions such as 'spring is coming', 'you have a great future ahead of you' or 'give me a minute' are some examples of how time is reflected in language.