British Society of Aesthetics

Welcome fellow postgraduates


This section of the BSA website is for postgraduates interested in aesthetics. Here you can find the Society's Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics, as well as information on postgrad events, calls for papers, sources of funding, etc.  
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This entitles you to the four issues of the British Journal of Aesthetics, published in January, April, July, and October of each year (including access to the journal on-line), regular Society newsletters, and participation in the Society's activities, including its Annual Conference, held at Heythrop College, University of London in September. To join, click here

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Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics
The aim of this journal is to offer postgraduates interested in aesthetics a space to exchange ideas, and also to foster a resource that will promote high quality essays relevant to postgraduates' interests. The journal is published three times annually, in April, August and December.
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Events and Calls for Papers
Call For Papers: Graduate Slots at the Institute of Philosophy Conference on Aesthetics
Submissions of papers are invited for an aesthetics conference, to be held at the Institute of Philosophy in London, on 23rd and 24th of June 2011. The conference aims to explore the place and value of the study of aesthetics. Submissions should fall under any of the following headings: aesthetics and philosophy, aesthetics and the art world, and aesthetics and the human sciences. Papers should take between 35 and 40 minutes to present. The conference has slots reserved for graduate papers, so submissions from graduate students should be clearly marked as such. Papers should be prepared for blind review, and sent as an email attachment in Word to Derek Matravers (d.c.matravers@open.ac.uk) by the 1st February 2011.


Call for Papers: American Society for Aesthetics Graduate E-journal Fall 2010 / Winter 2011 Issue

The American Society for Aesthetics Graduate E-journal (ASAGE) is now accepting high caliber articles by graduate students in aesthetics and the philosophy of art for its Fall 2010 / Winter 2011 issue. Submissions should not normally exceed 3000 words. Authors are encouraged to provide links to authorized online images of art works and audio or video files referred to in the paper whenever possible. The submission deadline is October 2, 2010. More information, including complete submission guidelines, is available at www.asage.org. ASAGE also publishes book reviews written by graduate students of recently published works in aesthetics and dissertation abstracts. Details on how to submit a book review proposal and dissertation abstract are available at www.asage.org. Any student interested in becoming an article referee for the journal can find more information on how to apply at www.asage.org. ASAGE articles are edited by Aili Bresnahan (Temple University), book reviews and dissertation abstracts are edited by Zach Jurgensen (University of Oklahoma) with advisory assistance from Philip Alperson, Carolyn Korsmeyer, Stephanie Ross, and Dabney Townsend.

Postgraduate Study in Aesthetics
Specialist degrees in aesthetics
The UK is a great place to study aesthetics and the philosophy of art; as well as offering general MAs in Philosophy which may involve an aesthetics component, many departments also offer specialist MAs in aesthetics and related areas (let us know of any not listed here!):

MA in Philosophy and Literature at the University of East Anglia.

MA in Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics at the University of Kent.

MA in Aesthetics at the University of York.
MA in Philosophy of Art and Literature at the University of York.




For more information, see our Guide to Graduate Aesthetics (2004-05)

Postgraduate Bursaries and Funding
AHRC and ESRC
Consult the Arts & Humanities Research Council Homepage for details of the studentships scheme. The Economic and Social Research Council may also have relevant information, and particular universities may have fellowships to offer.


BSA Studentship Award
The British Society of Aesthetics proposes to award up to one Ph.D. studentship full-time maintenance grant of £13,290 (or within the City of London or the Metropolitan Police district: £15,290) plus tuition fees up to a maximum value of £3,500 from Sept. 2010 for up to 3 years. The studentship is designed to support a promising philosopher in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, by enabling him or her to pursue full time doctoral research. For more information, please click here