Last update: 2006/July/23
The Workshop on Literature in Cognition and Computer will be held as a part of program of CogSci2006.
26 July, 2006, 1:30-5:00 p.m. (During CogSci2006, 26-29 July, 2006).
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Organized by the ad hoc committee for the iwLCC2006
The poster and the abstract are available here.
The Workshop on Literature in Cognition and Computer is a workshop intended as a forum for the exchange of activity reports among cognitive science researchers interested in literature, aesthetics, and arts. The iwLCC will address research issues and developments within all fields related to literature and cognitive science.
Topics at the workshop will include:
- Literature theories and cognitive science
- Computational approaches to literary text
- Appreciation and creation of literary text
- Cognitive aesthetics
- Hyper-media
- Other types of artistic media (including film, music, fine arts) and cognitive science
Goal of the workshop is to gather research experiences in various disciplines for discussion, as well as focusing on preparing for an interesting future for literature and cognitive science research. As literature represents one of the ultimate products of high-order cognitive processes, studies related to it will reveal ultimate aspects of human thought, value, evaluation and affective processes.
Program [tentative]
Here (pdf file)[new 2006 July 23]
Session 1: Approaches to Literature [position papers]
- Iwagaki, M.
"Figurative Techniques for Metamorphosing Stories into Literary Works" : As we use computers to create stories and wish to metamorphose them into literary works, figurative forms of expression can be very advantageous.
- Utsumi, A.(Uni. of Electro-Communications)
"Poetic Appreciation of Metaphor and Simile" : This paper presents an empirical study of whether metaphors and similes differ in poetic appreciation and what causes such differences.
- Kanai, A. (Hosei Uni.)
"Rhetoric, Non-Story, and Transition" : The reality effects of narrative are caused by the interaction between cognitive process and story and nonstory rhetorical aspects. In this paper, we discuss the transition in cognitive process caused by non-story aspects of rhetoric.
- Tokaji, A. (Hiroshima Uni.)
"Mechanisms of evoking 'kandoh' responses" : Our recent studies have focused on emotional responses called "kandoh" (state of being profoundly-moved emotionally) in Japanese. These responses can be regarded as high-order cognitive responses and are very unique among emotions. When kandoh is evoked, people often change their cognitive frameworks, thoughts, and attitudes. Our research is seeking to elucidate the mechanisms that evoke kandoh and their various influences.
- Yoshimine, N. (Shonan International Women's College)
"Reconstruction of Fictional Worlds and the Role of Inferences" : The cognitive mechanisms of fiction understanding enable the reader to construct a consistent situational model of the story world. As the text provides no explicit instructions concerning the inferential rules for establishing situations, the reader must make inferences by utilizing both various textual clues and their existing knowledge-base. Various types of reader inferential strategies are illustrated by simulation experiments implemented with a semantic network processing system (SNePS).
Session 2: Research Papers [Refereed papers]
- Fernando L. Pelayo, Elena Nieto, and Maria L. Pelayo.(Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)
"From Global Interaction to Collective Creation"
- Hajime Murai and Akifumi Tokosumi(Tokyo Institute of Technology)
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TitleExtracting the hierarchical structures of plots from variant texts"
- Akifumi Tokosumi and Hajime Murai(Tokyo Institute of Technology)
"Defining Cognitive Literary Studies in terms of a Literature Ontology"
- Subhabrata Banerjee(Centre for Development in Advanced Computing, India)
"Anaphora Resolution of Bengali language"
Session 3: Literature and Vancouver
Coordinator: Naoko Matsumoto
Vancouver has produced a treasure trove of literary authors, including William Gibson (Neuromancer) and Douglas Coupland (Generation X). We will take a cognitive look at this thrilling tradition, with the help of literary scholars.
To ensure a focus at the workshop on literature and cognition, all submissions will be reviewed.
1. Abstract (200 words) review submission: 30 May, 2006.
2. Notification of acceptance: 15 June, 2006
3. Camera ready copy (1-4 pages) submission: 10 July, 2006
4. The Workshop: 26, July, 2006.
Submission:
Paper submissions should be made up of 1-4 pages in length.
Submission Formats:
All submission must be in PDF files.
Please use the template for papers in CogSci 2006 (http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun/cogsci2006/submissions.html).
Submission address: iwlcc@valdes.titech.ac.jp
Presentation:
Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop. In contrast to the usual form of academic meetings, we do not require your physical attendance at the Vancouver site. You may present your paper through video tapes, internet web pages, or any novel use of tele-presentations. The iwLCC2006 organizing committee is pleased to adopt those new forms of intellectual communication. Please consult with the workshop organizers at iwlcc@valdes.titech.ac.jp.
Workshop Proceedings:
The workshop will publish proceedings separately from the CogSci2006. Registered participants of the iwLCC2006 will receive the proceedings at the workshop site.
FAQ:
Q1. I can not attend the workshop. If my abstract submission is accepted, is it still possible to submit the paper?
Yes, it is. Video or voice recordings of the papers will be acceptable. If you are unable to attend, but would like to submit a recording, please contact us in advance.
e-mail: iwlcc@valdes.titech.ac.jp
Please also note that you (or at least one co-author) must register with CogSci2006, and with our workshop, too.
CogSci 2006 regsitration: here
Q2. If my abstract is accepted, is registration for CogSci2006 done automatically?
You will still need to register with the conference directly.
Q3. If my paper is accepted, can I receive any financial support?
We regret that unfortunately no financial support is available in this workshop.
CogSci 2006 participants will be welcome and invited to join the iwLCC2006. To participate in the iwLCC2006, please register at the CogSci 2006 first.
"We'll tell you a story: Researches on literature and cognition during 1998-1999 in Japan." is an essay which describes an informal accounts of the Japanese LCC's history.
We plan to revise it regularly so that we can tell you the sequel of the short, but very quick development of the LCC. Please visit our site occasionally.
Akifumi Tokosumi (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Akihito Kanai (Hosei University)
Naoko Matsumoto (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Akira Utsumi (University of Electro-Communications, Japan)
Norikazu Yoshimine (Shonan Kokusai Women's College, Japan)
e-mail: iwlcc@valdes.titech.ac.jp
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