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Maarten Coëgnarts is an Assistant Professor in Film Studies at the University of Antwerp and a Fellow of the Society of the Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI). His research focuses on embodied cognition, conceptual metaphor theory, and non-verbal meaning-making in cinema, with a particular emphasis on Stanley Kubrick’s work.
- University of Antwerp, Film Studies, Faculty Member
Research Interests
Coëgnarts explores how embodied mental schemas shape cinematic perception and creation. His work bridges cognitive linguistics, neuroscience, and film theory to analyze abstract concepts in films through visual, auditory, and editing techniques. Key areas include sensory-motor grounding of emotions, spatio-temporal dynamics in art cinema, and subjectivity in narrative.
Recent Publications
His 2023–2022 articles examine sound analysis via container schemas, motion vectors, and temporal logic in films, while 2016–2020 works address emotional causality and metaphorical perception. He co-edited the 2023 Baltic Screen Media Review special issue on "Cinematic Minds in the Making".
Scientific Recognition
- Fellow, SCSMI
Books
He authored Film as Embodied Art: Bodily Meaning in the Cinema of Stanley Kubrick (2019) and co-edited Embodied Cognition and Cinema (2015). His work highlights filmmakers as "conceptual artists" who leverage non-verbal cinematic tools to convey abstract ideas.
