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The American Society for Aesthetics is pleased to announce deadlines for ASA opportunities in 2020. Virtual Meeting: North American Kant Society Biennial: Aesthetics DayUniversity of Binghamton, June 5-8, 2020https://bnaks2020.weebly.com/REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 29, 2020 Virtual Conference: “Art, Desire, and God: Phenomenological … Read More

In recent years, there have been heated debates both in the public opinion and in academic contexts over the phenomenon of “cultural appropriation”—i.e. when ‘members of one culture … take for their own, or for their own use, items produced … Read More

Mimetophobia. Who’s afraid of resemblance?Edited by Michele Di Monte, Benjamin Paul, Silvia Pedone According to Plato, “God is always bringing like to like, and makes them acquainted.” And yet, the same philosopher also warned us that this is only “half” … Read More

The Aesthetics Research Centre is pleased to announce its first online research seminar, taking place on Thursday 28 May. Please note that the time for the session below has been changed to 5-7pm UK time, with apologies for any inconvenience caused. … Read More

The editors of Debates in Aesthetics are pleased to invite submissions for the General 2020 issue (Vol.17, No. 1). DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 31 July 2020 For this issue we welcome original articles, book reviews, and interviews from postgraduate and professional … Read More

In recent years, there have been heated debates both in the public opinion and in academic contexts over the phenomenon of “cultural appropriation”—i.e. when ‘members of one culture … take for their own, or for their own use, items produced … Read More

Department of Philosophy, University of York, 24th-25th September 2020 Deadline for submissions: 24th May 2020 We are delighted to invite contributions for ‘Art and Affect in the Predictive Mind’, a two-day international and interdisciplinary conference that will be held at … Read More

We were extremely sorry to announce that the British Society of Aesthetics Synergy Conference on Poetry and Philosophy, scheduled to take place at the University of Warwick on 16-17 March 2020, was cancelled. This was due to concerns about the … Read More

Journal of Contemporary Chinese ArtVolume 8, Issue 1, Spring 2021 Bordering Hong Kong: Aesthetics and PoliticsGuest editors: Pan Lu and Jon Solomon The increasing importance of the problematic of bordering in the questions posed to the social production of knowledge … Read More

The American Society for Aesthetics is pleased to welcome submissions for ASA opportunities in 2020 and beyond.  30th Anniversary Feminist Caucus Committee Essay PrizeDEADLINE: April 1, 2020 Ted Cohen Prize DEADLINE: May 1, 2020 Selma Jeanne Cohen Prize in Dance Aesthetics DEADLINE: … Read More

Submissions are invited for the upcoming conference British Society of Aesthetics Connections: Conceptual Engineering and Aesthetics. The conference will take place on 7–8 September 2020 in Cambridge, UK.  Fully anonymised abstracts of up to 1,000 words should be submitted as an … Read More

March 27th, 6pm The Bluecoat, Liverpool Part of The Liverpool Royal Institute of Philosophy Lecture Series Why do musicians, painters, and poets compete with each other? Why do painters paint enraged musicians and distressed poets? This lecture uses the early … Read More