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Patterns, Rhythms, Narratives in Neuroscience and the Humanities Interdisciplinary symposium at the University of Amsterdam March 17-19, 2016 Extended Submission deadline January 24, 2016 (acceptance on a rolling basis) Confirmed keynote speakers: Prof. Jean Pierre Changeux (Collège de France, Institut … Read More

London Aesthetics Forum (Institute of Philosophy) Wednesday, 13 January 2016 | 16.00 – 18.00 Senate House, Room 243 Jason Leddington (Bucknell) Winner of the 2015 ASA John Fisher Prize Despite its enduring popularity, theatrical magic remains all but ignored by … Read More

The American Society for Aesthetics is pleased to sponsor five meetings in 2016. The Calls for Papers: Pacific Division meeting, Pacific Grove, CA, April 6-8, 2016: [The deadline has passed, but volunteers to serve as commentators or chairs are welcome.] … Read More

July 20-23 2016 Department of Philosophy, University of Bamberg Human beings normally live in buildings – structures built specifically for this function. This raises interesting questions. Why do we build dwellings (such as the ones we do)? And for whom … Read More

From the extremes of Disney canoodling at one end of the spectrum to pornography at the other, sex has always had a central role in moving images. This role has never been confined to representations in individual scenes, but has … Read More

Sponsored by the British Society of Aesthetics 30 June-1 July 2016 London College of Fashion London, UK Keynote Speakers: Professor Claus-Christian Carbon (Psychology, Bamberg) Cynthia Freeland (Philosophy, Houston) Organisers: Jason Kass (London College of Fashion) Carolyn Mair (London College of … Read More

Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Faculty of Letters, 27th – 29th October, 2016 Department of Philosophy, Communication and Information / LIF (R&D unit) In the History of Philosophy, Plato is many times referred to as the father of the notion of … Read More

ASAGE is a peer-reviewed, graduate journal of aesthetics and the philosophy of art, sponsored by the American Society for Aesthetics. We are now inviting submissions for the Fall/Winter issue (8.1). DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: January 20, 2016. Articles: ASAGE accepts papers … Read More

This special issue of CounterText is interested in exploring encounters between literature and the multisensory. The importance of the multisensory as a category for debate and study arises from the impact of digital culture and the performative turn on story … Read More

Film-Philosophy has just updated its latest volume (19, 2015) at http://www.film-philosophy.com/ All articles are Open Access and are freely available to download via our website. We are also pleased to announce that we are now accepting new article submissions (max … Read More

A reminder that the deadline for proposals to the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image 2016 conference is coming up on January 1. This year the conference takes place at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, June 1-4, 2016. Keynote … Read More

June 17-20, 2016, Ascea, Italy The negative – whether in judgements of the ugly, experiences of the derelict, or sensations of the revolting – is a phenomenon that is often unacknowledged in the philosophical literature. Are such features properly to … Read More