Activities supported by the society
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: BSA CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE The British Society of Aesthetics is pleased to announce a sixth round of funding for its Connections series of conferences. The Society is looking to fund one conference with a grant of up to … Read More
Creativity Across the Arts and Sciences Conference, 16–17 April 2019 Workshop, 15 April 2019 Bristol, UK Philosophical discussion of creativity and related capacities, such as imagination, falls largely within the domain of aesthetics. Yet, it is clear that we find … Read More
Philosophy of Film Without Theory Conference 10th-11th January, 2019 University of York, UK CfA Closing Date: 30th September, 2018 Philosophers of film are increasingly interested in investigating non-, anti- and a-theoretical methodologies in their work. This international conference aims to … Read More
Call for Proposals: Analytic Aesthetics and Film Studies University of Warwick, October 26–27, 2018 Confirmed keynotes: Dr Catharine Abell, Reader in Philosophy, The University of Manchester. Dr Andrew Klevan, Associate Professor, Non-Tutorial Fellow and University Lecturer in Film Studies, University … Read More
The Scottish Aesthetics Forum is delighted to announce its next lecture: Dr Stacie Friend (Birkbeck) “The Factual Basis of Learning from Fiction” Thursday, 1 March, 2018, 4:15 – 6:00pm 7 Bristo Square, Room 1.203 University of Edinburgh The lecture is … Read More
British Society of Aesthetics Travel Stipends Early career researchers are now eligible for these awards, as well as postgraduate students. We invite postgraduate students and early career researchers in the UK to apply for stipends of up to £800 towards … Read More
Educating Character Through the Arts University of Birmingham Conference Centre, 19th-21st July, 2018 Call for Abstracts – Deadline: 10 February 2018 From antiquity to the present, the virtues – construed in terms of such excellences of character as honesty, fairness, … Read More
The lecture is free and open to all! Abstract: “Impossible colours are mixtures of hues that do not appear on the colour wheel. They are widely taken to be impossible to mix, experience or even imagine. This paper draws on … Read More
The British Society of Aesthetics Cambridge Lecture Series Venue: Seminar Room, Newnham Terrace Seminar Room, Darwin College, Cambridge. Time: Wednesday 22nd November, 5.00pm to 7.00pm Robert Good (Artist and author of A New Dictionary of Art): ‘What is Contemporary Art … Read More
* First Call for Papers* The Fourth British Society of Aesthetics Postgraduate Conference: Movement and Aesthetics 27 – 28 April 2018 University of Durham, UK Keynote Speakers: Associate Professor Barbara Gail Montero, CUNY Dr Jenny Judge, NYU We are pleased … Read More