The research project “The Therapeutic Game“ financed by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung is happy to invite you to a workshop on Conversations and Attitudinal Change at the University of Duisburg-Essen (Campus Essen) on October 28 2025. Please find the program, registration information, and a weblink to the abstracts below.
10am – 1pm (R11 T04 C69, Campus Essen UDE)
Welcome address: Therapeutic Conversations and Attitudinal Change (Stefan Rinner)
Teresa Marques (University of Barcelona): Adding affects to structured contexts
Lars Dänzer (University of Duisburg-Essen): Fitting attitudes in(to) the conversational score
2pm – 5pm (R11 T04 C54, Campus Essen UDE)
Dirk Kindermann (University of Vienna): Emotional commitment
Eleonore Neufeld (University of Massachusetts Amherst): How does pornography change desires? A pragmatic account (with Junhyo Lee)
Registration: stefan.rinner@uni-due.de
Website (with abstracts and information about the research project): https://the-therapeutic-game.webnode.page/workshop/