Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 39, No. 132.
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[1] From: KURZYNSKI Maciej (CHI) <maciej.kurzynski@ln.edu.hk>
Subject: Neurons and Texts (Lingnan University, Oct 17-18, 2025) (92)
[2] From: Francesca.Benatti [she/her] <francesca.benatti@open.ac.uk>
Subject: Deadline extension - Text Affects conference, 16-18 December (152)
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Date: 2025-09-15 15:54:17+00:00
From: KURZYNSKI Maciej (CHI) <maciej.kurzynski@ln.edu.hk>
Subject: Neurons and Texts (Lingnan University, Oct 17-18, 2025)
Dear colleagues,
You are warmly invited to attend the international symposium Neurons and Texts:
New Frontiers of Chinese Humanities, to be held at Lingnan University, Hong
Kong, on October 17–18, 2025. The program begins at 9:30 AM on Friday and will
feature two full days of cutting-edge discussions on Chinese humanities,
cognitive science, and digital approaches.
Symposium Schedule
Day 1 — Friday, October 17
09:30–09:45 — Opening remarks
Panel 1: Embodied Cognition and Meaning Making
09:45–10:15 — Michael A. Fuller, "Biologically Embedded in a World of Meaning:
Neuroscientific Models and Reconceptualizing the Reading of Classical Chinese
Poetry"
10:15–10:45 — Cheng Ziyue, "A Cognitive Poetics of Sensation: Representing the
Non-Visual in The Story of the Stone"
10:45–11:15 — Lan A. Li, "A Grave of Rigid ma 麻: Botanical Textures from Sesame
to Sensation"
11:15–11:30 — Discussant: Maciej Kurzynski
11:30–12:00 — General discussion
Panel 2: Computational Poetics
13:30–14:00 — Zong-qi Cai, "Pentasyllabic Syntax in Tang Poetry: A Computational
Study of Sentence Patterns (Verbless and Single-Verb Sentences)"
14:00–14:30 — Chen Jing, "Speaking of the Literary Past: Distant and Close
Readings of Paratexts in Sixty Late Imperial Chinese Poetry Anthologies,
1500s–1900s"
14:30–15:00 — Zhao Wei, "On the Possibility of Prosody in Modern Chinese Poetry:
A Computational Study of Two ‘New Literary Forms’ (xin wenti)"
15:00–15:15 — Discussant: Paul Vierthaler
15:15–15:45 — General discussion
Panel 3: Pixels in History – Neural Models for Image Recognition
16:00–16:30 — Du Lin, "Mobilizing Vision: Wartime Photographic Exhibitions and
the Remaking of Spectatorship in 1940s North China"
16:30–17:00 — Qiuzi Guo, "Images and Revolutionary Slogans: A Computational
Analysis of Chinese Revolutionary Photography and Its Political Inscriptions"
17:00–17:15 — Discussant: Jeffrey Tharsen
17:15–17:45 — General discussion
Day 2 — Saturday, October 18
Panel 4: Patterns of Embodied Thought
09:30–10:00 — Ning Yu, "The Metaphors in the Motivational Passages of the
People’s Daily"
10:00–10:30 — Maciej Kurzynski, “Words Close to Heart: Economies of Empathy in
Chinese Fiction”
10:30–10:45 — Discussant: Wang He
10:45–11:15 — General discussion
Panel 5: Historical Data Extraction with Large Language Models
11:30–12:00 — Paul Vierthaler, "Understanding the Impact of the Complete Library
of the Four Treasuries on Large Language Models and Chinese Literary Culture"
12:00–12:30 — Michael Chung, "Extracting Empire: A Hybrid Approach to Named
Entity Recognition on Qing Biographical Texts with Large Language Models"
12:30–12:45 — Discussant: Li Linfang
12:45–13:15 — General discussion
Panel 6: Networks, Texts, Imaginations
14:45–15:15 — Jeffrey Tharsen, "Texts as Nodes: Intertextual Networks for
Comparative Philology and Computational Intellectual History"
15:15–15:45 — Michelle Jia Ye, "Periodicals as Neurons: Perspectives on Chinese
Newspapers and Journals in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries"
15:45–16:00 — Discussant: Chen Jing
16:00–16:30 — General discussion
16:30–16:45 — Closing remarks
Event Website & Registration
If you plan on attending the event, please register through the event's website:
https://www.ln.edu.hk/aigcs/symposiums/neurons-and-texts-new-frontiers-of-
chinese-humanities
Contact
For general inquiries, please contact the symposium secretariat at
aigcs@ln.edu.hk.
For questions regarding the symposium program, please contact the convener,
Maciej Kurzynski, at maciej.kurzynski@ln.edu.hk.
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Maciej Kurzynski
Assistant Professor
Department of Chinese
Lingnan University, Hong Kong
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Date: 2025-09-15 09:13:15+00:00
From: Francesca.Benatti [she/her] <francesca.benatti@open.ac.uk>
Subject: Deadline extension - Text Affects conference, 16-18 December
Dear Humanist list members,
A reminder that the deadline for the Text Affects: The Future of Intelligence
conference (16-18 December) has been extended to 6 October.
[CFP] Reminder: Text Affects 2025 - DEADLINE EXTENDED 6 OCTOBER 2025
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Text Affects 2025
16-18 December 2025, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
https://digital-humanities.open.ac.uk/text-affects/
Deadline: 15 September 2025 23.59 AOE
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Important Dates
- Submission: 6 October 2025 AoE (early submissions encouraged)
- Acceptance: 4 weeks after submission
• Conference 16-18 December 2025
Note: The submission times are 11:59 pm AoE time (Anywhere on Earth)
Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=AFFECTS/2025
Call for Papers
Text Affects brings together diverse scholarly communities that share a common
interest in the creation, use and effects of text. The conference integrates
different disciplinary perspectives with the aim of building a unified
interdisciplinary research field. Submissions are encouraged to articulate
perspectives from literature, linguistics, philosophy, history, informatics and
related fields to address questions about intelligence, creativity, and human
experience in the digital era, fostering constructive dialogue among various
disciplines and highlighting both unique insights and interdisciplinary
synergies.
We welcome works at different stages of maturity that will be selected by their
novelty and relevance to the Text Affects community. Novelty and relevance will
be assessed by the community chairs (senior reviewers). Selected papers will
receive a detailed peer review by two experts providing recommendations about
improvements and presentation at Text Affects.
Proposals must be submitted through the OpenReview portal (Text Affects 2025
Venue https://openreview.net/group?id=AFFECTS/2025), open from the 31st of March
2025. As for different stages of maturity, we accept contributions from extended
abstracts to short or full papers (2, 6 or 12 pages + references) using the
conference template (*author instructions*).
The submission deadline is 15 September 2025 but we encourage early submissions
as review will be carried out as soon as the paper is received and results
notified in three weeks from submission.
The topic of this edition is the future of intelligence, a call to reflect on
how Text Affects contribute to the development and expression of human and
artificial intelligence. Contributions should follow one of the three suggested
pathways and inspirational tracks:
1. Intelligence (in text affects)
This pathway explores the concept of intelligence—human and artificial—through
its narrative, linguistic, and emotional dimensions. It also examines the
interplay between humans and machines in text creation and reception,
highlighting their collaborative potential and evolving dynamics. It focuses on
how texts, both traditional and digital, can be analysed to understand the
relationship between creativity, intelligence, and human-technological
collaboration.
- Literature, Linguistics, and Book History
a. Defining intelligence in humans and machines from literary, linguistic, or
technological perspectives
b. Human-machine interaction and collaboration in text production and reception
(historical and synchronic perspectives)
c. Linguistic diversity and creativity in machine communication
- Sensemaking and Creativity
a. Exploring the co-creation of meaning between humans and machines in
interpretative processes
b. Analysing the impact of linguistic technologies on redefining hermeneutic
intelligence
c. Bridging computational tools with traditional close reading practices
2. Aesthetics (in text affects)
This pathway examines the transformation of aesthetics and cultural experiences
in the digital age, including new forms of literature, such as interactive
digital storytelling, art, like augmented reality installations, and interactive
design seen in narrative-driven video games. It focuses on the aesthetics of
digitalisation and curatorial practices, exploring how technology shapes human
engagement and the ways cultural and artistic works are consumed.
- Phenomenology and Digital Aesthetics
a. The transition to born-digital texts and non-linear forms of art and
literature
b. Modelling user engagement as a facet of human experience
c. Digital curatorial practices focusing on aesthetics and interactivity
- Hypertext, Electronic Literature, and Games
a. The role of hypertexts, digital fiction, and narrative-driven games in
challenging or expanding our understanding of intelligence and creativity
b. Documenting and analysing non-textual digital artefacts (e.g., tech-demoscene
products, machinima)
c. Exploring interactive design and game mechanics as models of intelligence and
creativity
- Cultural Heritage
a. Associations between art and text and their role in democratising cultural
appreciation
b. New technologies supporting the integration of paintings, music, and poetry
in digital collections
c. Curating and preserving interactive and multimedia narratives
3. Benefits (in text affects)
This pathway addresses the role of media and digital technologies in personal
and social wellbeing. It also considers issues related to the preservation and
accessibility of digital texts, such as ensuring equitable access and long-term
cultural sustainability. It includes case studies on how technologies positively
impact the social fabric, alongside reflections on preserving emerging digital
knowledge forms for future generations.
- Positive Intelligent Media
a. The role of media technologies and AI in wellbeing and personal and social
growth
b. Real-life case studies of digital health and wellbeing applications
c. Unexpected negative effects of media technologies on individuals and
communities
- Digital Publishing, Libraries, and Archives
Analysis of born-digital texts and emerging digital formats
Multimodal, accessible, and inclusive approaches to digital literacy
Archival and preservation strategies for digital-only genres and formats
Submission deadline: 6 October 2025
Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=AFFECTS/2025
Best regards,
Francesca
Francesca Benatti (she/her),
Senior Research Fellow in Digital Humanities
Department of English and Creative Writing
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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