Date | Time | Event |
2 Jan | 19:00 – | Welcome reception |
3 Jan | 9:00 – 9: 30 | Opening of the International Conference on Love Studies! |
| 9: 30 – 10:15 | What Is Love Anyway? Victor Karandashev, Aquinas College, Michigan, USA (In-person presentation) |
| 10:15 -11:00 | Love as a Complex Conceptual Category, Zoltán Kövecses, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary (Online presentation) |
| 11:00 -11:20 | Coffee break |
| 11:20 – 12:20 | Thematic session: Love in Modern Social Communication
- Shared Beliefs on Love in Everyday Life: A Cultural Consensus Perspective, Saida Heshmati, Claremont Graduate University, United States, (In-person presentation)
- The partner(s) and the nation – The passion and peril of the appropriation of romantic love in patriotic propaganda discourse in Contemporary China, Kailing Xie, University of Birmingham, UK, (In-person presentation)
- Towards a Political Account of Love, Philip McKibbin, The University of Sydney, Australia, (Online presentation)
- Love-less Lives, Isolated Minds: The Epistemic Fallout of Incels, Leah Ritterfeld, University of Vienna, Austria, (In-person presentation)
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| 12:20 – 13:05 | Thematic session: Love, Marriage, and Family in Cultural Contexts, Part 1
- How to Love Here: Iraqi Yezidi Refugee Marriage Decisions in Germany Amidst Forced Assimilation and Legacies of Dispossession, Allison Stuewe, University of Arizona, United States of America, (In-person presentation)
- What’s love got to do with it? Descriptions of understanding love in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Renee Ford, Aarhus University, Denmark (Online presentation)
- Agapic Love, Gender Friction, & Fertility Decline in South Korea, Alex Nelson, University of Indianapolis, USA, (In-person presentation)
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| 13:05 – 14:05 | Lunch (self-arranged) |
| 14:05 – 15:05 | Thematic session: Literary Studies of Love, Part 1
- ‘Roma’ Spelled Backwards: Love and Heterotopic Space in Contemporary Romance Novels Set in Italy, Francesca Pierini, Asian University for Women, University of Regensburg, Bangladesh, Germany, (In-person presentation)
- “As your lover describes you, so you are”: Tracing the intertextuality of romantic love in Jeanette Winterson’s early fiction, Dóra Szokolyai, University of Szeged, Hungary, (In-person presentation)
- A New Vision of Romantic Love through the Power of Fifty Shades: A Self-Discovery Manual on Love, Sex and Eroticism, Cathaysa Santana-Rodríguez, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, (In-person presentation)
- Exploring the Diversity of Polygamy and Monogamy in Romance Novels: A Literary Examination of Complex Love Dynamics, Nakeesha Seneb, New England College, MFA Student, USA, (Online presentation)
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| 15:05 – 16:05 | Thematic session: Philosophy of Love, Part 1
- The Nature and Identity of Romantic Love and Friendship Love, Simon Stromer, LMU Munich, Germany, (In-person presentation)
- Love’s Biological Function and its Social Construction: Enemies to Partners, Milan Ney, CUNY Graduate Center/Oxford University, United States/United Kingdom, (Online presentation)
- Love and Causation: The Metaphysical Background of the Differences in Ibn Sina’s and Aristotle’s Godly Love, Heide König, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany, (In-person presentation)
- Causes and Reasons: When Love is Arational, Arina Pismenny, University of Florida, USA, (Online presentation)
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| 16:05 – 17:05 | Thematic session: Psychology and Neurobiology of Love
- How much does it hurt? Individual differences in subjective and cardiac responses to romantic rejection, Frederik van der Veen, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands, (In-person presentation)
- Addicted to the Beloved? A Comparison of Craving for and Attention to Beloved and Vape Stimuli, Caitlyn Harriman, University of Missouri – St. Louis, USA, (Online presentation)
- Romantic love, distraction, and task performance, Sandra Langeslag, University of Missouri – St. Louis, United States, (Online presentation)
- Phenotypes of romantic love, Adam Bode, Australian National University, Australia, (Online presentation)
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4 Jan | 9:00 – 9:45 | Are We a Pair Bond Species: What Do American Fundamentalist Polygamous Communities Reveal? William Jankowiak, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA (In-person presentation) |
| 9:45 – 10:30 | Do You Really Want a Superior Partner? The Paradox of Romantic Equality? Aaron Ben-Ze’ev, University of Haifa, Israel (In-person presentation) |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Thematic session: Love in Popular Culture
- Facets of Love: A Pragmatic Analysis of Family Discourse in American TV Series, Valentina Rossi, eCampus University of Novedrate, Italy, (Online presentation)
- Kings of the Damned: Exploring the Complex Masculinities of Pop Culture Icons, Nazlin Shakir, Drew University, USA, (In-person presentation)
- Love Alamat. Love, Alamat: Explicating Multi-Layered Narratives Involved in Loving a Pinoy Pop Boy Group, Andrea Anne Trinidad, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, (Online presentation)
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| 11:15 – 11:35 | Coffee break |
| 11:35 – 12:35 | Thematic session: Literary Studies of Love, Part 2
- Leonard Cohen: The Duty of Lovers, Ken Fuchsman, University of Connecticut, United States of America, (In-person presentation)
- There is no happy love, Willie van Peer, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany, (In-person presentation)
- “The Love Song of J. Alfred of J. Alfred Prufrock”, When Love Is Verbally Constructed – A Cognitive Poetics Analysis, Radhia Krid, College of Arts and Humanities of Sfax, Tunisia, (Online presentation)
- Unspeakable Desires: Maternal Love, Guilt and Subjectivity in Mary Dorcey’s ‘When You’re Asleep, Irene Lens-Fernández, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, (Online presentation)
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| 12:35 – 13:35 | Lunch (self-arranged) |
| 13:35 – 14:20 | Thematic session: Philosophy of Love, Part 2
- Conceptual Analysis of Love from the Perspective of Philosophy of Well-Being, Takanobu Watabe, Kyoto University, Japan, (Online presentation)
- One way to get around the issue of loving a socio-political other, Anthony Greenaway, n/a, United Kingdom, (Online presentation)
- A Kierkegaardian account of self-love, Dar Triffon-Reshef, University of Notre Dame, USA, (In-person presentation)
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| 14:20 – 15:20 | Thematic session: Language of Love, Part 1
- Cultural variability in the use and meanings of the locution “I love you”, Richard Wilkins, Baruch College, CUNY, USA, (In-person presentation)
- Symbolic Representations of the Love Act across Cultures, Ian Skoggard, Human Relations Area Files at Yale University, United States, (In-person presentation)
- So, soyάyyὰ, and ƙάunὰ ‘love’ constructional metonymy and metaphor in Hausa language and culture, Mustapha Tsakuwa, College of International Studies Southwest University, Chongqing, China, (Online presentation)
- Fluttering Hearts: through the looking glass of Korean romantic dramas towards a framework for analysing constructs of love in cultural contexts, Jessica Symons, University of Manchester, UK, (In-person presentation)
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| 15:20 – 16:20 | Thematic session: Diversity of Love Relationships
- Beliefs of romantic love in friends with benefits and romantic relationships, Encarnación Soriano-Ayala, Universidad de Almeria, Spain, (Online presentation)
- Negotiating normativity: On experiences of infidelity in romantic relationships,
Simone Schneider, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, (In-person presentation) - Emotional practices in polyamorous relationships in Germany, Maribel Graf, University of Tübingen, Germany, (In-person presentation)
- Maintaining Midlife Love: The Radical Potential of Endurance, Rahil Roodsaz, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, (In-person presentation)
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| 16:20 – 18:00 | Poster session- Narcissism and partner-enhancement at different relationship stages, Anna Czarna, Jagiellonian University, Poland (In-person presentation)
- Early instability in maternal sensitivity predicting adulthood partner violence perpetration, Anshu Patel, University of Minnesota, United States of America (In-person presentation)
- Exploring the link between flourishing and love dynamics in continuous time, Lindy Williams, Penn State University, USA (Online presentation)
- When Appreciation predicts Motivation: Gratitude Receipt predicts Instrumentality Intentions in Relationships, especially for Insecurely Attached Individuals, Emily O’Brien, University of Pittsburgh, United States (Online presentation)
- Is it good to be in love? Relationships between Passionate Love, Relationship Satisfaction and Life Satisfaction, Daniela Zibenberg, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio, Brazil (Online presentation)
- Unveiling Romantic Love Discourse, Emotion and Affect in Digital Contexts, Katherine Joseph, University of East London, United Kingdom, (In-person presentation)
- 177 Lovers and Counting: My Life as a Sex Researcher, Leanna Wolfe, Wise Woman Sex and Relationship Consulting, USA (In-person presentation)
- ‘Love in the Air’: Struggles in Desire among Chinese Migrants in Kingston, Jamaica, Yichi Zhang, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom (Online presentation)
- Relationship induced self-concept changes and authenticity in romantic relationship, Vera Cubela Adoric, Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Croatia (Online presentation)
- Red Flags: Biased Evaluations of Romantic Partners and Their Behaviors Through Inclusion-of-Other-in-the-Self, Jacqueline Lechuga, The University of Texas at El Paso, United States (In-person presentation)
- Digitized Dating Life: Emotional Processing of 25–35-year-olds Danes, Malthe Rye Thomsen, Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (In-person presentation)
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5 Jan | 9:00 – 9:45 | Love in China: Politics, Economics and Social Change, Pan Wang, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (Online presentation) |
| 9:45 – 10:30 | What’s New with Love in East Asia? Ethnographic and Theoretical Perspectives, Jean-Baptiste Pettier, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Germany (In-person presentation) |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Thematic session: Modern Love and Marriage in Social Contexts
- On intersections of love and social class in urban India, Anna Romanowicz, Jagiellonian University, Poland, (Online presentation)
- The Politics of Space and Taste: Public Romance in Urban India, Meghna Bohidar, University of Delhi, India, (In-person presentation)
- Love Dynamics in Academic Exchange, Ulrike de Ponte, OTH Regensburg, Germany, (In-person presentation)
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| 11:15 – 11:35 | Coffee break |
| 11:35 – 12:35 | Thematic session: Love, Marriage, and Family in Cultural Contexts, Part 2
- Commensurable and incommensurable love styles, Victor de Munck, Vilnius University, Lithuania, (In-person presentation)
- Comparison of implicit attitude of college students towards parents and romantic partners, Hongli Gao, Xinxiang Medical University, China (Online presentation)
- The Golden Child: Adult-Sibling Relationships and Elderly Parent Care, Mukta Sharangpani, Santa Clara University, USA (In-person presentation)
- The lived experience of love at the moment of dying – seen from the relative’s perspective, Hanne Bess Boelsbjerg, Aarhus University, Denmark (Online presentation)
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| 12:35 – 13:35 | Lunch (self-arranged) |
| 13:35 – 14:35 | Thematic session: Love in Cross-Cultural Perspectives- Ways in which physical attractiveness and love are actually related, Charles Hill, Whittier College, USA, (In-person presentation)
- Why Study Love Worldwide: Universality and Cultural Diversity of the Triangular Theory of Love, Piotr Sorokowski, University of Wrocław, Poland, (In-person presentation)
- The interplay between romantic love and culture and environment: Data from 61,065 individuals from 82 countries, Marta Kowal, University of Wrocław, Poland, (In-person presentation)
- Affectionate touch behaviors are universally associated with love toward romantic partners, Agnieszka Sorokowska, University of Wroclaw, Poland, (In-person presentation)
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| 14:35 – 15:35 | Thematic session: Love and Dating- Cultural Differences in Adolescent Dating: Educator Narratives in Southeastern Spain, Verónica Cala, University of Almeria, España, (Online presentation)
- Myths of Romantic Love and adolescent dating violence from the perception of high school socio-educational professionals, Rachida Dalouh Ounia, University of Almeria, Spain, (Online presentation)
- Less love on the spectrum? A Comparative Analysis of Romantic Experiences of Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults, Linda Dekker, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, (In-person presentation)
- Paler isn’t prettier: Little evidence of colorism among Asian American speed-daters, Karen Wu, California State University, Los Angeles, USA, (Online presentation)
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| 15:35 – 16:20 | Thematic session: Love in Education, Counseling, and Other Services, Part 1- The Attachment Between a Care Worker and a Child: The Case of Japanese Childhood Education, Noriko Tagawa, Nagoya University of Economics, Japan, (In-person presentation)
- Pedagogical love in the teaching of The Educational Program for Sami Curators, Marija Griniuk, Sami Center for Contemporary Art, Norway, (In-person presentation)
- Actional love and effective altruism in dealing with “difficult” clients, Hans-Jörg Lütgerhorst, Akademie für Verhaltenstherapie Köln/ Germany, Germany, (In-person presentation)
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| 16:20 – 17:05 | Thematic session: Language of Love, Part 2- Love as a creative force and the sacral role of women in traditional societies. – A cognitive linguistic approach, Veronika Jávor-Szelid, ELTE, Hungary, (Online presentation)
- A Multidimensional Model of Love, Iryna Pinich, Kyiv National Linguistic University, Ukraine, Södertörn University, Sweden, (In-person presentation)
- “Tales of Love Unforgotten: Metaphors that Echo in the Silence of Dementia, Anna Rommel, ELTE, Budapest, Hungary, (Online presentation)
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6 Jan | 9:00 – 9:45 | Love in Sub-Saharan African Contexts, Claude-Hélène Mayer, University of Johannesburg, South Africa (Online presentation) |
| 9:45 – 10:30 | Love in the Arab World, Corinne Fortier, French National Center of Scientific Research, Collège de France, Paris, France (In-person presentation) |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Maintaining Intimacy Living Apart Transnationally, Rashmi Singla, Roskilde University, Denmark (In-person presentation) |
| 11:15 – 11:35 | Coffee break |
| 11:35 – 12:35 | Thematic session: Love, Marriage, and Family in Cultural Contexts, Part 3- Forms of Intercultural Love in Japanese-Western Marriages in Japan, Reggie Pawle, Kansai Gaidai University, Hirakata-shi, Japan (Online presentation)
- Relationships Between Paternal Involvement and Parental Relationship Quality, Buse Şencan Karakuş, Hacettepe University, Turkey (Online presentation)
- Feeding, Bonding, and Intergenerational “Love” in an Indigenous Society in Taiwan, Leberecht Funk, Independent Scholar; Free University of Berlin, Germany (In-person presentation)
- Baby Makes Three: The Changing Face of Marital Love Across the Transition to Parenthood, Kristin Mickelson, Arizona State University, United States (In-person presentation)
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| 12:35 – 13:35 | Lunch (self-arranged) |
| 13:35 – 14:35 | Thematic session: Literary Studies of Love, Part 3: Love in Literaty Narratives- African Othellos and Desdemonas: Transnational Allegories of Jealous Love, Fatima Moolla, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, (In-person presentation)
- A Stylistic Study of the Concept of Love in Kahlil Gibran’s book ’The Prophet’, Abbas Zirjawi, College of Arts, University of Baghdad, Iraq, (In-person presentation)
- Corpus-assisted Critical Discourse Analysis of ‘love’ in Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bartlomiej Kowalczyk, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool City Council Adult Learning Service, United Kingdom, (In-person presentation)
- A Model for the 21st Century? Love Relationships in Urban Fantasy with Female Protagonists, María Ramos-García, South Dakota State University, United States, (In-person presentation)
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| 14:35 – 15:20 | Philosophy of Love, Part 3- Marsilio Ficino’s Erotic Hedonism, Enrico Piergiacomi, Technion | Israel Institute of Technology, Israel, (Online presentation)
- The Power of Love, Lauren Edwards, York University, Toronto, Canada, (In-person presentation)
- Home Without Ground, Matthew Hoffman, Indiana University Bloomington, United States, (Online presentation)
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| 15:20 – 16:05 | Thematic session: Love in Education, Counseling, and Other Services, Part 2- The lived experiences of altruistic love during international service-learning, Chin-Ping Liou, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan, (In-person presentation)
- Becoming Christ to the World: Putting God’s love into action, Katrine Pahuus, Aarhus University, Denmark, (In-person presentation)
- Evoking a Loving Inquiry in a Group Setting Using Collaborative Auto Ethnography, Giorgia Nigri, Sophia University Institute, Vatican, (In-person presentation)
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| 16:05 – 17:05 | Thematic session: Love to Non-Human Objects- An Ecocentric Definition of Love: Moving Beyond the Human Bias in Love Research, Estella Kuchta, Simon Fraser University, Canada, (Online presentation)
- Do we implicitly love our phones and pets similar to how we implicitly love our romantic partners? Examining the generalizability of implicit bivalence, Vivian Zayas, Cornell University, USA, (In-person presentation)
- A phenomenological exploration on love divided between romantic partner and musical instrument in Turkish cultural context, Duygu Dincer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, (Online presentation)
- Posthuman Eroticism and Erobots, Aura Schussler, “Babeş-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, (Online presentation)
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| 17:15 – | Closing remarks and farewell reception |
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7 Jan | | The events of the Teaching Institute on Love Studies |
| 9:00 – 9:50 | Zoltán Kövecses, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, The Methods of Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of Love and the Emotions (Online presentation) |
| 10:00 – 10:50 | Victor de Munck, Institute of Asian and Transcultural Studies at Vilnius University, Lithuania, Emic Methods in Anthropology (or Emic Statistics in Anthropology) (In-person presentation) |
| 11:00 – 11:50 | Victor Karandashev, Aquinas College, Michigan, USA, Promises and Pitfalls in Measurements of Love (In-person presentation) |
| 12:00 – 12:50 | Aaron Ben-Ze’ev, University of Haifa, Israel, Studying Love in a Digital Manner (In-person presentation) |