40th International Conference on Psychology and the Arts

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Overview

The organizers of PsyArt2024 invite 150-word abstracts for papers dealing with any application of psychology–including psychoanalysis, object relations, feminist, Jungian, or Lacanian approaches, cognitive psychology, or neuroscience–to the study of literature, film and visual media, painting, sculpture, music, performance, or the other arts. A maximum of seventy-five papers will be accepted for presentation. We also warmly welcome conferees who do not present papers. The conference is convivial and draws scholars from around the world. 

Abstract submissions: deadline for abstract submissions is March 31, 2024. 

Registration fees: regular registration fees are due by April 30, 2024. Late registration fees are due by May 15, 2024. Late registration fees will NOT be accepted after May 15, 2024.

Note: the calculated conference registration fees are based on US dollar (USD) to euro (EUR) exchange rates calculated at the time this program was built in October 2023. These exchange rates fluctuate, so the prices will have slight variations at the time of your registration. USD represents the fixed price for registration fees. EUR represents the fixed price for hotel accommodation.

Your registration fee includes the following benefits:

• • Opening reception at CAAS
  • Attendance at all panel sessions; lunch on Thursday between sessions 
  • afternoon city walking tour

Add-ons (not in your registration fee) include the following:

• • • Closing banquet at Banje Restaurant
    • Post-conference tour to three Elaphiti Islands

Refund Policy:

Refunds will be given up to 7 days before the start of the event, i.e., June 19, 2024. After this date, no refunds will be given.

For questions or assistance, please reach out to the following organizers:

Alexander Venetis

Vice President, The PsyArt Foundation: a.venetis@uva.nl.

Antal Bókay

Secretary, The PsyArt Foundation: antal.bokay@gmail.com.

Marcie Newton

Treasurer, The PsyArt Foundation: mnewton@albany.edu.

Frano Hartman

Head of Office of the Centre for Advanced Academic Studies: office@caas.unizg.hr.

Ana Tokić

Senior Adviser for International Relations, Centre for Advanced Academic Studies: ana.tokic@caas.unizg.hr.

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Preliminary Conference Outline

Wednesday, June 26

Welcome evening reception, 7:00 PM–9:00 PM, at CAAS.

Thursday, June 27

Opening of the conference in the morning; plenary speaker presentation; lunch; afternoon parallel panel sessions. 

Friday, June 28 

Morning and afternoon parallel sessions; walking tour of city in late afternoon. 

Saturday, June 29 

Morning and afternoon parallel sessions; Directors’ meeting (PsyArt Directors only) in the late afternoon.

Sunday, June 30

Morning parallel sessions; members’ meeting in the afternoon and group photos; closing banquet in the evening at Banje Beach Restaurant: http://www.banjebeach.com/.

Monday, July 1

Departure or optional all-day post-conference tour to three Elaphiti Islands. Limited to 30 people. The boat leaves at 10:00 a.m. from Gruz port in front of the Urban and Veggie restaurant, a 28-minute walk from CAAS. Bring a bathing suit and towel. Lunch is included. Please arrive by 9:45 a.m.; we do not want you to miss the trip! Cost: $60.00 (56 Euros) per person.

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Papers

Papers should be short, 20 minutes at most. Please observe the time limit. Normal speaking rate is 140 words per minute, and, for clarity, a scholarly presentation should be somewhat slower for the purpose of speaking at the pace of audience comprehension. Please try to limit or avoid jargon. Our standard 20-minute limit allows you to speak about 2400 words or eight to ten pages maximum. An additional ten minutes are allotted for discussion of each paper, usually at the end of the session. The moderator is responsible for keeping speakers to 20 minutes. The moderator speaks last, and it is therefore in his/her/their interest to maintain the schedule.

Note: if there are co-presenters, each presenter must pay the registration fee.

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

Following the conference, please consider submitting your paper to the PsyArt Journal for publication.

Please prepare an abstract, 150 words maximum. The deadline for sending the abstract is March 31, 2024. Send your abstract to PsyArt Vice-President, Alexander Venetis, a.venetis@uva.nl. If your abstract is accepted, an acceptance letter and registration details will follow. 

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Student Fellowships

The PsyArt Foundation is offering two fellowships:

1. Norman and Jane Holland Travel Fellowship of $500 / €471 for outstanding graduate student papers (prior to completing the Ph.D.). These can be awarded only once per person, but you can apply every year until you win. To be considered for a fellowship, please send your conference abstract by March 1, 2024, to the PsyArt Vice-President, Alexander Venetis, at a.venetis@uva.nl. If your abstract is accepted for the conference, you will be required to provide your conference paper by April 1, 2024, for consideration of the fellowship. Your conference paper will need to be supported by an academic recommendation. A decision will be made by April 15, 2024.

Please note: We do not accept co-written papers for fellowship submissions. 

• • 2. In memory of our longtime Vice President, Andrew Gordon, the PsyArt Foundation also offers one Andrew Gordon Fellowship of $500 / €471 for Ph.D. students who are participating at the conference for the first time. A supporting letter from the supervisor is necessary. To be considered for a fellowship, send your conference abstract and supporting letter by March 1, 2024, to the PsyArt Vice-President, Alexander Venetis, at a.venetis@uva.nl. If your abstract is accepted for the conference, you will be required to provide your conference paper by April 1, 2024. A decision will be made by April 15, 2024.

Please note: We do not accept co-written papers for fellowship submissions. 

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Registration Fees & Payment 

The deadline for sending us your title and abstract is March 31, 2024, or when we have 75 accepted abstracts, registration forms, and registration fees, whichever comes sooner. Once you receive notice that your abstract is accepted, you will be notified and can then pay your registration fee to be assured a place at the conference. 

For each person attending the conference, please fill out a separate online form and pay the registration fee. Please indicate clearly “No Paper” if that is the case. Otherwise indicate the title and abstract. 

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 your paper is acceptable for the conference and then to place your paper in an appropriate session. We also publish them online.
    3. A registration fee. See registration payment details below.

Important:

• • • Ensure your email address is typed correctly to receive a response. If, by May 15, 2024, you are not receiving emails from us, let us know.
    • Do not assume that some currency arrangement you made the previous year is still effective.
    • Do not leave your registration for someone else to complete unless you are a guest, i.e., a child under 18, friend, or family member attending as a non-presenter.
    • Ensure that we have your complete registration (all three items) and your correct email address. Fill out a separate form and pay for each person attending.

To register, click here. U.S. and non-U.S. registrants will be taken to our PsyArt account at Eventbrite.com. (Note: if you plan to present a paper, the abstract must first be submitted for acceptance to the PsyArt Vice-President, Alexander Venetis, at a.venetis@uva.nl.

The conference registration fee is based on the current 0.94 exchange rate from USD to EUR in October 2023. These exchange rates fluctuate so the Euro price will have slight variations at the time of registration. 

• • • $375 (USD) / €350 (EUR), plus processing fee. Amount includes reception, conference packet, panel sessions, coffee breaks, lunch on Thursday, and Friday’s afternoon walking tour of the city . It excludes the optional banquet and post-conference excursion.
    • $200 (USD) / €189 (EUR) for graduate students, plus processing fee. Amount includes reception, conference packet, panel sessions, coffee breaks, lunch on Thursday, and Friday’s afternoon walking tour of the city
    • $90 (USD) / €84 (EUR) for guests, plus processing fee, i.e., children under 18 of conferees; and partners, friends, or family wishing to attend the reception and banquet only, plus processing fee. Amount includes reception and banquet only. Excludes the conference and the activities therein, and it excludes the optional post-conference excursion.

$25 of the conference registration fee is a non-refundable tax-deductible donation to the PsyArt Foundation, which supports the conference, the journal, and the listserv. If you require a refund (given up to 7 days before the start of the event), it will not include the processing fee or $25 donation.

Late Fees
$50 will be added to late registration fees after April 30, 2024. No payments will be accepted after May 15, 2024.

The registration fee (except for the $25 non-refundable donation) is refundable for any reason until June 19, 2024, but not for any reason thereafter. The $25 donation makes you a member of PsyArt, which also entitles you to attend and to vote at the annual meeting to be held on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Dubrovnik. Please do attend and vote.

If you are having problems registering or have any other questions related to registration, please contact our Treasurer, Marcie Newton, at mnewton@albany.edu.

To register, click here. (Note: if you plan to present a paper, an abstract must first be submitted for acceptance to the PsyArt Vice-President, Alexander Venetis, at a.venetis@uva.nl.

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Accommodation 

Dubrovnik has a wide range of hotels to choose from, from student campus rooms offering budget accommodation to cozy boutique hotels and a number of well-furnished quality hotels. Hotels in Dubrovnik are filling up quickly in June 2024. See below for two hotel options through Adriatic Luxury Hotels. You can also book a hotel through reputable sites like Booking.com, Expedia.com, and Airbnb.com or contact other hotels directly.

Occasionally, CAAS Residence has student accommodation available. Contact Dormitory at office@dormitory.hr to check for updates.

Hotel Kompas

Excerpt from the website:

Located adjacent to the exquisite Lapad Bay beachfront and Uvala and its famous tree-lined promenade, Hotel Kompas is less than 4 kms from Dubrovnik’s magnificent medieval Old Town city center. The glorious panorama of the entire Lapad Bay and its glistening clear waters and unspoilt beaches greet you from the vast floor-to-ceiling windows of our grand reception and our Zenith Bar. As each balmy night falls, our seafront Sphere Restaurant & Lounge Bar fill up and gently buzz with guests’ anticipation of the evening’s spectacular sunset show. For our health conscious guests, there is a jogging path and scenic walking routes along the picture postcard peninsula adjacent to the hotel, not to mention tennis courts nearby. (Note: This hotel is a 49-minute walk / 9-minute drive to CAAS.)

Prices:
Double / twin, classic: $ 280 / 262,00 EUR overnight stay per room including breakfast
Single use, classic: $259 / 242,00 EUR overnight stay per room including breakfast

Double / twin, superior: $313 / 292,00 EUR overnight stay per room including breakfast
Single use, superior: $291 / 272,00 EUR overnight stay per room including breakfast

Hotel Dubrovnik Palace

Excerpt from the website:

Hotel Dubrovnik Palace nestles on the scenic seafront between a pine forest and the turquoise coastal waters of the lush Lapad peninsula. Just a few minutes’ drive north west of medieval Dubrovnik Old Town, the stunning location offers phenomenal photo opportunities of the Elaphiti Islands from every direction. Our contemporary luxury resort has direct access to a quiet and peaceful beach, two outdoor pools plus a third indoor pool. Additionally, we have a PADI diving centre, tennis court, a leafy jogging path, and walking routes through the picturesque woods that rise up Petka hill behind the hotel.(Note: This hotel is a 57-minute walk / 8-minute drive to CAAS.)

Prices:
Double / twin, superior: $313 / 292,00 EUR overnight stay per room including breakfast
Single use, superior: $291 / 272,00 EUR overnight stay per room including breakfast

Hotel reservations are made directly through the website http://www.adriaticluxuryhotels.com. On mentioned webpage, you should then go to Book Your Stay option, choose Hotel Kompas or Hotel Dubrovnik Palace, enter your period of stay and special promo code PsyArt2024 in area provided for it on the website. Cut-off date for reservations that will be made directly is 1st of April of 2023. or until hotel has available rooms.

Reservations after the cut-off date will be accepted based on room availability and at the contracted group rate.

Cancellation Policy:

After 1st of April following individual room cancellation policy will apply:

• Reservation can be cancelled without any charge up to 10 days prior to arrival date.
• If the reservation is cancelled in period 4 – 10 days prior to arrival date, hotel reserves right to charge participant’s credit card for 2 nights’ stay.
• If the reservation is cancelled within period of 4 days prior to arrival date, hotel reserves right to charge given credit card for total envisaged period of stay.
• In case of No-Show, the hotel reserves right to charge participant’s given credit card for total envisaged period of stay.
• In case of cancellations that exceed the numbers stated above, the cost of rooms will be charged for 100%.

 

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Travel

By plane

Dubrovnik’s airport is also referred to as Čilipi Airport. It is only 21 km from CAAS. You can book flights directly through its website if you so choose: https://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/en. Most international airlines have flights that go to the airport in Dubrovnik (Airport code: DBV). Nearby airports include Tivat (TIV), Mostar (OMO), and Montenegro (TGD) that offer bus services to and from Dubrovnik. Montenegro also offers a train option.

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About Dubrovnik

A dynamic city on the coast of Croatia

Dubrovnik, called “the Pearl of the Adriatic,” is a Croatian city on the Dalmatian coast, founded in the 7th century and protected from the beginning from many enemies by high defensive walls. Over the centuries, the city became a geographic and cultural crossroads. In the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Dubrovnik was a maritime empire, a rival across the Adriatic to Venice. But it fell into a long decline and by the 19th century came under the sway of Austria and the Habsburg Empire. After WW II, the city became a tourist mecca because of its perfectly preserved medieval splendor; in 1979 it was placed on UNESCO’s world heritage list. Dubrovnik was severely damaged by bombardment during the war between Serbia and Croatia in the early 1990s, but it has since been restored to its former glory.

Extend your stay to explore and experience Dubrovnik on your own. Here are just a few ideas: 

City of Dubrovnik’s Official Page
Dubrovnik National Tourist Board
Dubrovnik Tourist Board
Lokrum Island
Things To Do in Dubrovnik.

About Croatia

Croatia | Facts, Geography, History, Flag, Maps, & Population | Britannic
Croatia | Facts & Information | Infoplease

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Program

Wednesday, June 26

19:00–21:00: Welcome evening reception at Centre for Advanced Academic Studies (CAAS), University of Zagreb, Don Frana Bulica 4 20000, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Tel. +385 20 326 300; office@caas.unizg.hr

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Thursday, June 27- Sunday, June 30: Conference Schedule TBD

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Monday, July 1

Full-day post-conference tour of the three Elaphiti Islands

Bring a bathing suit and towel. Lunch is included.

Meeting Point: Pick up at Gruz port in front of Urban & Veggie restaurant at 9:45 a.m.

Drop-off time: Drop off at Gruz port at 6:00 p.m.

Image by Dubrovnik Travel Guide

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Abstracts

TBD:

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