Becoming Axolotl: Empathy, Simulation, and Embodiment in Medieval Narratives

Event: NEC Seminar

Location: NEC conference room & Zoom

3 June 2026, 11.00-13.00 (Bucharest time)

Cătălin Țăranu (NEC Alumnus), Director of the project Becoming Axolotl
Alexandra Ilina (NEC Alumna), Lecturer, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Bucharest; Researcher, Becoming Axolotl

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Becoming Axolotl: Empathy, Simulation, and Embodiment in Medieval Narratives

Event: NEC Seminar

Location: NEC conference room & Zoom