Professor Anna Foka gives the lowdown on the possibilities and problems associated with recent advances in artificial intelligence in relation to cultural artifacts. 

Henrik Fürst, Associate Professor at the University of Stockholm, presents recent and ongoing research on the impact of literary reviews on authors in  Sweden, and on the use of natural language analysis techniques in understanding patterns in book reviews in Swedish daily newspapers 

Professor Emily Holmes discusses her work on mental imagery, its clinical applications in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, and extends her analysis of the way our brains process intrusive images to the way we look at paintings.

Professor Elisabeth Camp discusses the poetry of Emily Dickensen in relation to general questions about the epistemic status of poetry, and the concepts of perspective and metaphor, in a seminar recorded on 12 December.

Professor Peter Lamarque considers the grounds for scepticism about aesthetic cognitivism, particularly in relation to literature, in a seminar recorded on 21 November.

Cynthia Freeland discusses cross-cultural communication and cogntivism in art in relation to the London-based Kashmiri artist Raqib Shaw, November 7, 2024. 

Elisabeth Schellekens, John Gibson and Guy Dammann present ongoing work following the launch of the second phase of the research project. Recording from October 10, 2024.

Published on 5 September 2024

Elisabeth Schellekens, John Gibson and Guy Dammann join Brandon Polite for the latest in his podcast series to discuss the aims of the research project and some of the ideas behind it.

More video inteveriews in Brandon's series, Philosophers Discussing Art, are available here.