Research Activity - April 2018
Glaveanu Presents in Aarhus University, Denmark
Vlad Glaveanu, Head of the Department of Psychology and Professional Counseling, was
invited professor on the doctoral course ‘Creativity across disciplines’ organized
at Aarhus University, Denmark, on April 5-6. As part of the event, he also gave a
public lecture on ‘Sociocultural models of creativity’ in which he outlined the state
of the art in this area, discussed new theoretical developments, and reflected on
their practical implications for building a multi-disciplinary science of creativity.
Following this visit he established a partnership between CAVI, the interaction design
center at Aarhus University, and the Webster Center for Creativity and Innovation
(WCCI) at Webster Geneva Campus.
Indjikian Keynote at World Energy Seminar
On March 29, 2018, Prof. Rouben Indjikian was a keynote speaker in Moscow at an international
scientific seminar "World Energy: Current Trends and Prospects. Prospects for cooperation
between Russia and OPEC”, organized by the Center for Energy Studies of IMEMO (Institute
of World Economy and International Relations) and the Department of World Economy
and International Energy Policy, Faculty of International Energy Business of the Gubkin
University of Oil and Gas. The seminar was well attended by mainly students, professors
and researchers from leading Russian universities, business schools and research centers,
specializing on energy.
A full report and link to Dr. Indjikian's presentation
Grosso presents at SANT/FAS 2018 Conference on Vulnerabilities in Uppsala, Sweden
Dr. Sarah Grosso, Researcher and Faculty in the Media Communications Department, presented
her research on women’s rights at the SANT/FAS 2018 Conference on the theme of Vulnerabilities
in Uppsala, Sweden on 20th April 2018. She participated in a panel dedicated to feminist
anthropology exploring the ambiguity of vulnerabilities through a gender lens. Grosso
also contributed to a roundtable discussion on the theme of #metoo and anthropology
that addressed the issues of sexism and sexual harassment in academic environments
and as it affects anthropologists in the field. Delegates shared their experiences
and were able to exchange coping strategies to help address the vulnerability of female
anthropologists who carry out fieldwork in different cultural settings.
The conference website with Dr. Grosso's abstract
Glaveanu Presents at University of Texas, Dallas
Dr. Vlad Glaveanu, the Head of the Psychology and Professional Counseling Department,
gave an invited lecture on the 18th of April at the University of Texas at Dallas
on the topic ‘Culture and the power of creativity and imagination’. This lecture was
part of a series organized by the Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology.
The talk considered the ways in which creativity and imagination are enabled by the
use of cultural signs and tools and, in turn, contribute to the renewal and transformation
of culture. In order to conceptualize this bi-directional relation, Dr. Glaveanu proposed
a new understanding of creativity as a social, material and psychological process
based on acts of repositioning and perspective taking. He then illustrated this dynamic
in relation to the emergence of pretend play in early human development, everyday
forms of creativity such as craft, and the societal expression of creativity in protest,
artivism and social change. The talk was open to faculty and staff at the University
of Texas as well as the general public.