Introduction to Empirical Aesthetics \u2013 State of the art, and historical background<\/u> (*Seminar in two parts)<\/strong><\/h2>\nOutline<\/h6>\n
The role of beauty in our life has become so prominent that aesthetics nearly seems omnipresent, in personal beauty, art, design, and digital images (Leder et al., 2022). In sciences, empirical aesthetics in the last two decades became a field of psychology, with a permanent growth in empirical laboratory, field or also neuroscience studies (see Leder, Belke, Oeberst & Augustin 2004; Leder, 2013). However, questions regarding the quality, origin and function of beauty are as old as philosophy. Since the second half of the 19th<\/sup> century modern empirical psychology emerged, and empirical aesthetics, together with psychophysics, was the chosen topic to demonstrate its strengths by G.T Fechner (1801-1887)). In the seminar the historical roots are presented, modern approaches and theories are discussed (Leder et al., 2004; Pelowksi et al., 2016), and examples of empirical studies are presented. Students also discuss open questions for future research.<\/p>\nDate & Time<\/h6>\n
Part 1: May 10, 2023\uff08Wed\uff09 10:00\uff5e14:00<\/p>\n
Part 2: May 11, 2023\uff08Thu\uff09 10:00\uff5e14:00<\/p>\n
Venue<\/h6>\n
Building#59\u00a0 4F Room#415,\u00a0 Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University<\/p>\n
Seminar 2: From lab to field \u2013 new paths of empirical aesthetics<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\nOutline<\/h6>\n
In Vienna, our research over the past three years has moved from studying aesthetic phenomena exclusively in lab studies towards more and more valid field studies (Mitschke, Goller & Leder, 2017). This shift marks the inclusion of portable physiological measurements, an explicit acknowledgement of the context as a moderating variable (Brieber et al., 2015; Gr\u00fcner et al., 2019), and a number of studies that aim to test the impact of art where it occurs in our lives, in museums (Pelowski et al., 2018, 2019; Gartus & Leder, 2015), in parks (Mitschke et al. 2017), and on the street (Kirren & Leder, 2022)! In this talk, I present our past and current research projects, methods and studies and show how we aim to empirically demonstrate the impact of art on emotion, well-being, and even health.<\/p>\n
Date & Time<\/h6>\n
May 15, 2023\uff08Mon\uff09 13:00\uff5e14:00<\/p>\n
Venue<\/h6>\n
Building#59\u00a0 4F Room#415,\u00a0 Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University<\/p>\n
Seminar 3: The science of beauty? Talk and discussion (if possible with scientists and artists) <\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\nOutline<\/h6>\n
Is beauty a feature of objects, or is it in the eye-of-the-beholder? In this talk, I present theories of beauty (Leder et al., 2044; Leder & Nadal, 2014), its origin in object features (e.g. symmetry, Leder et al., 2018), the beholder, or its interplay. The discussion comprises different classes of objects, such as faces, human images, landscapes, or manmade objects like artworks or even food (Leder et al., 2022)! I also present studies that show the various effects of beauty on the beholder and aim to present a working definition of beauty based on empirical findings.<\/p>\n
Date & Time<\/h6>\n
May 16, 2023\uff08Tue\uff09 16:30\uff5e17:30<\/p>\n
Venue<\/h6>\n
Building#59\u00a0 4F Room#415,\u00a0 Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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