In 2017 we are proud to host the fifth annual Centre for Human Interactivity Autumn Symposium (CHIAS V). The symposium will take place on the 25^th of September 2017 at University of Southern Denmark on the Odense campus.

Keynote speakers: John Stewart and Paul Thibault 

Those interested in human interactivity have often focused on what sociologists call the micro-scale, that of events that are experienced alone or face-to-face. In turning to a macro domain, we ask about socio-political implications of tracing language to, not representation, but interactivity, sense-saturated coordination, and human experience of engaging with others and with the world. 

CHIAS V is coupled with LangEnact II, a conference that addresses the issue of ‘Language without representation: grounding language in sensorimotor coordination’. LangEnact II takes place on 26^th and 27^th of September. Hence, over three days, meaning will be pursued as activity, as experienced, as jointly managed, as constrained by linguistic patterns, and as a product of changing socio-technics in the bio-ecology. CHIAS V is a forum for those interested in pursuing societal, cultural, socio­political, and environmental questions from ecological, enactivist, distributed, and interactivity-based view­points-

Going from the micro domain of interactivity to the macro domain of socio-politics, culture, and environment is a daunting task, and we have dedicated CHIAS V to discuss this topic. Please read the call for papers  and find other relevant information in the right hand side bar or by following the link in the green box.

CHIAS V is fully coupled with LangEnact II and the theme of: Meaning without Representation: Grounding Language in Sensorimotor Coordination.