Methods Archive
Missed one of our events? Not to worry! Many of our sessions are recorded and can be accessed below.
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Academic Year 2025-2026
Mind Wandering: The Science and Narrative
2 July 2026
A recording featuring talks by Kalina Christoff, Jonathan Schooler, and Melba Cuddy-Keane exploring the science, psychology, and literary dimensions of mind wandering.
Interdisciplinary AI
12 June 2026
An interdisciplinary conversation with Professor Caroline Bassett, Dr David Watson, and Dr Adam Linson, bringing together narrative theory, philosophy of science, machine learning, and the philosophy of art.
Consciousness: New Books and Theories (Day 2) — “Egos, Illusions, and Metaphors for the Unknown”
6 March 2026
Dr Emily Troscianko offers insights into consciousness from a cognitive literary studies perspective, reflecting on her co-authored book Consciousness: An Introduction with Susan Blackmore. The session concludes with an engaging Q&A, bringing the two-day workshop to an end.
Consciousness: New Books and Theories (Day 2) — “What is Bewusstseinskultur?”
6 March 2026
A recording of Professor Thomas Metzinger‘s talk, “What is Bewusstseinskultur?”, presented on the second day of the workshop, in which he explores the concept of a “culture of consciousness.
Consciousness: New Books and Theories (Day 2) — “Being a Mental Model”
6 March 2026
A recording from the second day of the workshop, featuring Dr Susan Blackmore exploring some of the difficulties within consciousness studies and suggesting potential ways the field might move forward.
Consciousness: New Books and Theories (Day 1)
5 March 2026
Recordings from the first day of the workshop organised by the Narrative and Cognition Lab, featuring Professor Thomas Metzinger, Dr Susan Blackmore, and Dr Emily Troscianko in conversation with Dr Marco Bernini about their recent books on consciousness: Consciousness: An Introduction (4th ed., Routledge, 2024) by Troscianko and Blackmore, and Metzinger’s The Elephant and the Blind (MIT Press, 2023).
Reading Words and Worlds
16 January 2026
In this hybrid seminar, Dr Patrick Errington presented his UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project, Rewriting Wor(l)ds, examining how creative writing practices can support more active and co-creative approaches to reading.
Academic Year 2024-2025
A Workshop on Creativity and Cognition — ‘Restructuring Charlotte Brontë’s Creative Process’
13 June 2025
A recording from the Creativity and Cognition Workshop in which Karin Kukkonen discusses the creative processes of Charlotte Brontë. Brought to you by the Narrative & Cognition Lab.
A Workshop on Creativity and Cognition — ‘Craft as Research: The Scientific Potential of Creative Writers’ Knowledge’
13 June 2025
A recording from the Creativity and Cognition Workshop in which Laura Otis discusses what scientists might be able to learn from creative writers’ techniques. Brought to you by the Narrative & Cognition Lab.
A Workshop on Creativity and Cognition — ‘Abandoned Scaffolding in Movie-Making’
13 June 2025
A recording from the Creativity and Cognition Workshop in which Marco Bernini presents some ongoing research on the ontological status of film locations, studios and movie props. Brought to you by the Narrative & Cognition Lab.
A Conversation on Interdisciplinary Causality
12 June 2025
An afternoon of conversations, anecdotes, and storytelling giving a first-hand account of important moments and influences in the interdisciplinary trajectory of our guests. Karin Kukkonen discusses how she encountered predictive processing and theories of embodied cognition in mind science by taking the cue from Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones. Laura Otis will reflect, among other elements and influences, on the role that Malcolm Lowry’s Under the Volcano had in her turn towards the humanities.
An Interdisciplinary Conversation with Rachele Maistrello (Part 2: The Diamonds Series)
21 March 2025
In two hybrid interviews with Dr Marco Bernini, photographer and visual artist Rachele Maistrello talks and looks for interdisciplinary feedback on her entire corpus.
Part 2 of a hybrid interdisciplinary interview. Hosted by the Narrative and Cognition Lab.
An Interdisciplinary Conversation with Rachele Maistrello (Part 1: The Early Works)
20 March 2025
In two hybrid interviews with Dr Marco Bernini, photographer and visual artist Rachele Maistrello talks and looks for interdisciplinary feedback on her entire corpus.
Part 1 of a hybrid interdisciplinary interview. Hosted by the Narrative and Cognition Lab.
AI Gossip
20 February 2025
Passport talk on Artificial Intelligence and Gossiping by Joel Krueger. Hosted by the Narrative & Cognition Lab.
Implicit Narrativity Workshop: Narrativity, Authenticity and the Dynamics of Sense-making
5 December 2024
Hybrid talk delivered by Professor Michael Wheeler (University of Stirling) exploring narrativity, authenticity and the dynamics of sense-making. Hosted by the Narrative and Cognition Lab, as part of the Implicit Narrativity Workshop.
Implicit Narrativity Workshop: Implicit Narratives and Narrative Agency
5 December 2024
Talk delivered by Professor Hanna Meretoja (University of Turku) exploring implicit narratives and narrative agency. Hosted by the Narrative and Cognition Lab, as part of the Implicit Narrativity Workshop.
Implicit Narrativity Workshop: Reimagined Memories across the Lifespan – Toward a Neuroliterary Approach
5 December 2024
Hybrid talk delivered by Assistant Professor Emma-Louise Silva (University of Namur, University of Antwerp) exploring a neuroliterary approach to reimagined memories. Hosted by the Narrative and Cognition Lab, as part of the Implicit Narrativity Workshop.
Implicit Narrativity Workshop: Motor Origins of Narrative
5 December 2024
Talk delivered by Dr Jonathan Delafield-Butt (University of Strathclyde) exploring the motor origins of narrative. Hosted by the Narrative and Cognition Lab, as part of the Implicit Narrativity Workshop.
The Neuroscience of Literary Time-Travel: How Literary Works Cross Historical Distance
29 November 2024
Hybrid seminar from by Prof. Paul Armstrong (Brown University) on on how our neurobiological equipment allows authors and readers to interact collaboratively across historical distance. Hosted by the Narrative & Cognition Lab.
Implicit Narrativity and Cognitive Ecologies: The Case of Music
28 November 2024
Hybrid seminar delivered by Prof. Mike Wheeler (University of Stirling) on implicit narrativity, cognitive ecologies and music. Hosted by the Narrative & Cognition Lab.
Empirical and Semiotic Environments
15 November 2024
Hybrid talk from Prof. Richard Walsh (University of York) considering how the conception of environment relates to the conception of the implicit in cognition. Hosted by the Narrative & Cognition Lab.
Cognitive and Narrative Attention
1 November 2024
Hybrid talk from Prof. Richard Walsh (University of York) exploring the question of the implicit in narrative and cognition by interrogating the concept of “attention”. Hosted by the Narrative & Cognition Lab.
Self-Narrative and the Narrative Self
17 October 2024
An hybrid seminar delivered by Prof. Mike Wheeler on implicit narrativity and self-hood. Hosted by the Narrative & Cognition Lab.
Academic Year 2023-2024
Open Problems and Shifting Definitions: On the Limits of Cognitive Approaches to Literature
31 May 2024
Talk by Associate Professor Marco Caracciolo, as part of a one-day workshop with 9 international, world-leading speakers working at the crossroad between narrative and cognition. Hosted by the Narrative and Cognition Lab.
Operational Empathy and Modeling Cycles
31 May 2024
Talk by Dr Marco Bernini, as part of a one-day workshop with 9 international, world-leading speakers working at the crossroad between narrative and cognition. Hosted by the Narrative and Cognition Lab.
Narrative and Narrative Cognition and Cognition
31 May 2024
Talk by Professor Richard Walsh, as part of a one-day workshop with 9 international, world-leading speakers working at the crossroad between narrative and cognition. Hosted by the Narrative and Cognition Lab.
Narrative Theory and Cognitive Science: Notes from the Afterlife
31 May 2024
Talk by Professor Lars Bernaerts, as part of a one-day workshop with 9 international, world-leading speakers working at the crossroad between narrative and cognition. Hosted by the Narrative and Cognition Lab.
Enacting Theory for ‘Super-Readers’?
31 May 2024
Talk by Professor Merja Polvinen, as part of a one-day workshop with 9 international, world-leading speakers working at the crossroad between narrative and cognition. Hosted by the Narrative and Cognition Lab.
Starting with Cognitive Questions
31 May 2024
Talk by Professor John Sutton, as part of a one-day workshop with 9 international, world-leading speakers working at the crossroad between narrative and cognition. Hosted by the Narrative and Cognition Lab.
Writing, Creativity and Keystroke Data
17 May 2024
Hybrid seminar delivered by Dr Lamyk Bekius (University of Antwerp), presenting her empirical work on literary writers’ keystrokes analysis. Hosted by the Narrative & Cognition Lab.
Characters and Cognition
22 April 2024
An hybrid seminar delivered by Daniel A. Newman (University of Toronto) and Sean Yeager (Ohio State University) on the cognitive workings of characters as fictional minds and agents, and readers’ cognitive relationship with them. Hosted by the Narrative & Cognition Lab.
