The Korean Society of Aesthetics would like to invite you to attend the 20th International Congress of Aesthetics at Seoul, July 24 – 29, 2015. The general theme of the Seoul Congress is “Aesthetics and Mass Culture”. The Congress will focus on the various aesthetic aspects of mass culture, as well as every traditional subject of aesthetics. We welcome papers and panel proposals devoted to all fields of aesthetics. The Congress will consist of several panels and round tables, along with dozens of sessions, including sessions for individual artistic genres. You may apply to present a paper or form your own round table to attend as its participant (in this case, consult with ICA 2016 via email). General information is as follows and for more information, visit our website (www.ica2016.org). And please share this information to individuals/institutions/universities that may take interest. We look forward to welcoming you to Seoul next summer.
Call for Papers
ICA 2016 organizing committee invites all interested individuals to submit the abstract of a paper for 20-minute presentation.[There will be 5-minute Q&A after presentation.]
• Abstract submission deadline: March 1, 2016
• Paper submission deadline: August 31, 2016
• How to submit: On-line submission at www.ica2016.org
• Topics
1. Issues of Art Theories in the Era of Mass Culture
2. New Media, Design and Aesthetics
3. Aesthetics of Body and Sports
4. Reflections on the History of Aesthetics
5. Values of Art: Cognitive, Moral and Political
6. Scientific Perspectives on Aesthetics
7. Imagination and Emotion
8. Aesthetics of Environment and Ecology
9. Aesthetics and Theories of Individual Artistic Genres
10. Aesthetics and Art Theories in Asian Traditions
Registration
All participants are requested to register via on-line system. Please visit our
website in order to proceed your registration.[www.ica2016.org]
Registration fee:
Regular USD 300 (by March 1, 2016) USD 350 (late and on-site)
Student* USD 150 (by March 1, 2016) USD 200 (late and on-site)
*A copy of “STUDENT ID” will be needed.
Plenary Speakers
-Noël Carroll (City University of New York)
-Gunter Gebauer (Freie Universität Berlin)
-Sasaki Gen-Ichi (University of Tokyo)
-Vittorio Hösle (University of Notre Dame)
-Gao Jianping (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing & President of International Association for Aesthetics)
-Dominic McIver Lopes (University of British Columbia)
-Byung Nam Oh (The National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea)
-Mark Rollins (Washington University in St. Louis)
-Anne Sauvagnargues (University of Paris)
-Andreas Speer (University of Köln)
Organizing Committee
– President of the Organizing Committee of ICA2016
Prof. Chong-hwan Oh (Seoul National University)
– President of the Korean Society of Aesthetics
Prof. Joosik Min (Youngnam University)
– Secretary General of ICA2016
Prof. Haewan Lee (Seoul National University)
ICA 2016 Secretariat
Tel. +82-2-880-6255, Fax. +82-2-877-6340
E-mail. aesthetics.kr@gmail.com
Department of Aesthetics, College of Humanities, Seoul National University,
Gwanakno1, Gwanakgu, Seoul, 151-745, South Korea
For more information, visit our website, www.ica2016.org.