Activities supported by the society
Saturday 25 April 2026, 9.15am – 6pm, University of Surrey (Guildford, UK) Supported by the British Society of Aesthetics and jointly hosted by Guildford School of Acting and the Centre for Translation Studies at the University of Surrey. This one-day symposium … Read More
Pictorial Meaning and the Body in Richard Wollheim’s Psychoanalytic AestheticsSymposium14-15 July 2026St John’s College, Oxford Supported by the British Society of Aesthetics Organizers: Louise Braddock (Independent Psychoanalytic Thought network), Elisa Galgut (University of Cape Town), Niall Gildea (Edge Hill University), Derek Matravers (Open University). The organizers invite expressions … Read More
Mind, Art, Knowledge: Dialogues between Cognitive Science, Artistic Practice, and PhilosophyLUCA School of Arts/ Palace of the Academies/Cinematek, Brussels, Belgium. 15-17 June 2026Organised by Maarten Coëgnarts (University of Antwerp/LUCA School of Arts) and Ted Nannicelli (University of Queensland) Supported by … Read More
25 April 2026, University of Surrey Supported by the British Society of Aesthetics and jointly hosted by Guildford School of Acting and the Centre for Translation Studies at the University of Surrey. Strategies to make performing arts events accessible to … Read More
This is a two-day workshop (16-17th December) in which we aim to explore the philosophical foundations of artistic rights along three main axes: (i) the nature of artistic authorship and the artist-work relationship; (ii) the role of the artist’s authority in … Read More
University of Southampton. Department of Philosophy; 12th – 13th January 2026 Supported by the British Society for the History of Philosophy and the British Society of Aesthetics Keynote Speakers: Prof. Hanne Appelqvist (University of Helsinki), Prof. Severin Schroeder (University of … Read More
Dates Thursday, 20 February 2025 | 9:30 AM – 6:45 PMFriday, 21 February 2025 | 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM Location Basement Lecture TheatreInstitute of NeurologyQueen Square, London WC1N 3BG Event Overview This two-day conference, funded by the British Society … Read More
On the 30th of October at Newnham College, Dr Milena Ivanova is hosting an event, sponsored by the British Society of Aesthetics, to think about the Future of Art in the AI Age. The event will explore questions like: This … Read More
Featuring conversations between Vanessa Brassey, Louise Braddock, Elisa Galgut, Jim Hopkins, Robert Hopkins, Derek Matravers, Patrice Moor, and Maarten Steenhagen, this film is funded by the British Society of Aesthetics and is about philosopher Richard Wollheim. In collaboration with The … Read More
A two-day conference sponsored by the British Society of Aesthetics. Venue: Churchill College, Cambridge Date: 10th and 11th July 2025 Keynote speakers: Lisa Giombini, Roma Tre; Helen Frowe, Stockholm University; Zoltán Somhegyi, Károli Gáspár University; Salvador Muñoz Viñas, University of Valencia Deadline … Read More