Workshop “Grounded Language, Situated Minds: Ecological Approaches to Saying, Doing and Feeling”
February 19-20, 2026
Technische Universität Berlin, H 2051 (Straße des 17. Juni 135)
Confirmed Speakers:
Erik Rietveld
Laura Desirèe di Paolo
Jan Slaby
Axel Gelfert
Adrian Wieczorek
Ludger Van Dijk
Arianne Shavisi
Bert Hodges
Penelope Freund
Workshop Description:
This workshop explores cognition, language and feeling through the lenses of ecological psychology and phenomenology. Central themes of investigation include:
-the situatedness of action and cognition
-the affective disclosure of situations
-the evolution and use of language
The workshop invites inquiry into questions such as: How do we come to know and inhabit places? What constitutes a situation? What makes an environment feel safe, threatening, or enabling? and other related themes. We will explore how our embeddedness shapes both perception and speech, and how place constitutes our knowledge of self and others.
The workshop will take place over two days, on February 19-20, 2026, and is open to scholars and students from all disciplines. The workshop is an in-person event but talks (without discussions) will be streamed when permitted. Attendance is free but registration is required.
Registration:
To attend, please register via email: a.wieczorek [at] tu-berlin [dot] de.
Call for Papers:
The workshop has one slot available for a 45 min – talk: To apply, please submit an abstract (max. 600 words, including references) until December 16, 2025 to: a.wieczorek [at] tu-berlin [dot] de
For more information, see:
https://www.tu.berlin/hpstl/veranstaltungen-1/konferenzen-und-workshops