loading . . . "VALENCE ASYMMETRIES" CONFERENCE Valence Asymmetries Conference DATES: 03/19/2026 TO 03/20/2026 SALA NAU | UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA | CAMPUS DEL POBLENOU, CARRER DE ROC BORONAT, BARCELONA Organized by the Factultat de Traducció i Ciències del Llenguatge, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Contact: [email protected] The Valence Asymmetries ERC team is happy to announce that it will be organizing the first VALENCE ASYMMETRIES conference on March 19th-20th 2026 at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain. This interdisciplinary event will discuss themes which are central to the Valence Asymmetries project, including the role of valence asymmetries in perception, emotion, morality, language, and communication. Discussions will draw upon insights from philosophy, psychology, and linguistics. In addition to our invited speakers, we will also have talks by Filippo Domaneschi ">We will also have a pre-conference event on the 18th of March - details to be announced in early 2026! Invited speakers: Hans Alves (Ruhr Universität Bochum) Frédérique de Vignemont (Institut Jean Nicod) Saif M. Mohammad (National Research Council Canada) Pascale Willemsen (Universität Zürich) Program Committee and Organization: Isidora Stojanovic (Chair); Morgan Moyer; Michelle Stankovic This event is funded by Isidora Stojanovic’s ERC Advanced Grant “Valence Asymmetries: the positive, the negative, the good and the bad in language, mind and morality” (GA n° 101142133). https://eventum.upf.edu/139635/detail/valence-asymmetries-conference.html