37th International Conference on Psychology and the Arts

Papers

Papers should use any application of psychology—including psychoanalysis, object relations, feminist, Jungian, or Lacanian approaches, cognitive psychology, ego psychology, or neuroscience—to  study  literature, film and visual media, painting, sculpture, music, performance, or the other arts. Our in-person conference is traditionally limited to a maximum of 75 papers; this year’s Zoom format permits a larger number of attendees.  As always, we welcome scholars from around the world. We also welcome conferees who do not present papers.

Papers should be short, 20 minutes at most. Please observe the time limit. Normal speaking rate is 140 words per minute; for clarity, a presentation should be slower. Our standard 20-minute limit allows about 2400 words. An additional ten minutes are allotted for discussion for each paper, usually at the end of the session. The moderator is responsible for keeping speakers to 20 minutes. The moderator speaks last, so it is in his/her interest to maintain the schedule.

If you submit your paper for publication after the conference, the paper can be as long or short as you like.

English is the conference language. We recommend that any speakers who are not fluent in English accompany their talks with a PowerPoint presentation.

Please add an abstract, 150 words maximum, to the registration form below.

Fees and Payment

Your conference registration fee covers organizational and technical support expenses; $25 of the fee is a tax-deductible donation to the PsyArt Foundation, which supports the conference, the journal, and the email list.

The registration fee (except for the $25 donation) is refundable for any reason until June 1, but not for any reason thereafter. The donation makes you a member of PsyArt, entitled to attend and to vote at the annual meeting on Sunday, July 4, on Zoom.  Please attend and vote.

U.S. registrants can send a check made out to “PsyArt Foundation” to our treasurer:

Dr. Elizabeth Fox
Treasurer, PsyArt Foundation
2 Sparks Place
Cambridge, MA 02138
U.S.A.
emfox@mit.edu

Alternatively, both U.S. and non-U.S. registrants from many countries can pay through our PsyArt account at PayPal.com. That way you can charge your registration to your credit card over the Internet with no delay and save the bother of writing and mailing a check. However, PayPal adds a 4% fee to your payment, so the payment will be $104 ($52 graduate students).

For Western European and other non-U.S. registrants, our local bank puts a heavy surcharge on foreign checks. We much prefer that you use PayPal. If necessary, you can arrange a check for us through your bank.

Non-U.S. registrants who cannot arrange payment through their banks or through PayPal should contact our treasurer Elizabeth Fox: emfox@mit.edu. Sometimes a friend in another country can pay on your behalf.

Registrants may choose to sign up for a PayPal account during the Web “Accept payment” process. An “account” involves telling PayPal your name, address, and your credit card number.

Signing up for a PayPal account does not commit you to anything – it enables you to use your credit card to make payments on the Internet to this conference (and anything else you wish). The Wall Street Journal assures us that this method of payment is more secure than check or money order.

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Regular registration ($100 U.S.)

Graduate students/ Auditors/ Special cases ($50 U.S.)

The deadline for sending us your title and abstract is May 1, 2021 or the acceptance of 85 papers, whichever comes first. Once you receive notice that your abstract is accepted, paying your fee assures you a slot on the program.

Each person attending the conference must fill out a separate online form and pay a registration fee. Please indicate “No Paper” if that is the case. Otherwise indicate the title and abstract below.

For a complete registration, we require three items:

1. A completed registration form (see below) including paper title.
2. Brief abstract of paper (150 words maximum), if you are giving a paper. These abstracts enable us to decide if papers are suitable and to place papers in  appropriate sessions. We also publish abstracts online.
3. The presenter’s registration fee, to be paid after acceptance of your abstract, is US$100.  This year’s fee for graduate students or auditors who do not present a paper is $50. A late fee of $25 will be charged after May 1, except for auditors. No payments will be accepted after May 15, 2021.

The registration fee includes a $25 tax-deductible contribution to the Psyart Foundation. The registration fee is refundable (except the $25 donation) for any reason until June 1, 2021 but not thereafter. The donation makes you a member of PsyArt, entitled—and encouraged—to attend and to vote at the annual meeting of PsyArt on Sunday, July 4. Instructions for payment appear after the registration form below.

Important: Include your e-mail address below. It will not come through to us automatically from this form. If we don’t have it, communication with you will be impossible. Make sure it is typed correctly.

If, by April, you are not getting email from us, let us know.  Please ensure that we have your complete registration (all three items) and your correct email address. Fill out a separate form for each person attending.