Conference Programme, Abstracts and Papers

3rd Global Conference

Saturday 19th May – Monday 21st May 2012
Prague, Czech Republic

The programme for the conference is available below. Delegates are listed according to the session in which they appear. Clicking on the Session Title will take you to the abstracts (where available) for that session. Each delegate is listed according to their affiliation.

Final Conference Programme

Saturday 19th May 2012
From 12.30
Conference Registration

13.30
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Nancy Billias

14.00
Session 1: Pain and the Emotions
Chair: Nancy Billias

Pain, Emotion, and Emotional Pain
Raja Bahlul

Understanding the Mental Dimension of Pain
Lorenz Moises J. Festin

Pain as Disturbance: Physical or Emotional
Muhammad Danyal Khan

15.30
Coffee

16.00
Session 2: Talking to and about Pain
Chair: David Levente Palatinus

Struggle for Equilibrium: Poets Prevailing Over Pain
Katelyn S. Smith

“My Pain is More Like a Noun.” Linguistic Issues Concerning the Usage of the McGill Pain Questionnaire
Wiktoria Koziol,  Katarzyna Siuda, Sylwia Latacz and Marcin Koculak

Behind the Pain Declaration: Truthful Suffering in the Immigration Context
Simeng Wang

17.30
Notices and Announcements

17.40
Wine Reception

Sunday 20th May 2012
09.00
Session 3: Pain and Philosophy
Chairs: Carlo Arrigoni

What do Phantom Limb Pains Have to do with Philosophy?
Ana Oliveira Monteiro

When You Can Diagnose with Painkillers, Why Don’t You Relieve Pain with a Rating Scale?: The Therapeutic and Iatrogenic Effect of Pain Diagnosis Tools.
Weronika Kalwak

Pain, Mourning and Forgiveness in Ian McEwan’s Atonement
David Levente Palatinus

10.30
Coffee

11.00
Session 4: Pain and Meaning
Chair: Daniel Šíp

The Meaning of Pain
Irina Ruvinsky

Wandering in Pain with Verga and Cesário
Carlo Arrigoni

The Effects of Spiritual Beliefs and Religion on Pain Management
Ruthy Watson

12.30
Lunch

14.00
Session 5: Arranged Trip TBC

Monday 21st May 2012
09:00
Session 6: Pain and the Medical Profession
Chair: Simeng Wang

Don’t be a Pain: Doctor-Patient Interaction and Shared Decision-Making
James Moir

Living with Cancer During the Second Half of the Spanish Nineteenth Century
Fanny H. Brotons

The Study and Management of Pain Require a New Discipline About Suffering
Robert Daoust

10:30
Coffee

11.00
Session 7: Torture – Willed and Otherwise
Chair: James Moir

“I’ve Never Murdered Anyone in My Life. The Decisions are Up to Them.”: Ethical Guidance and Cultural Pessimism in the Saw Series
John Walliss

Making Sense of Pain and Representation: On the Paradoxical Discursive Pattern of Torture Representation and Legitimacy
Daniel Šíp

To Love is to Suffer: Bob Flanagan, Gary Fisher, and S&M
Amber Jamilla Musser

12.30
Lunch

14.00
Session 8: Roundtable Discussion
Chair: Nancy Billias

15.30
Development meeting and closing remarks

16.00
Conference Ends