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A Roundtable Workshop, 15-17 June 2020, University of Reading (Whiteknights) Call for Abstracts In honour of Herbert Read’s zeal to promote ‘art now’ and to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his collaborative founding of the Society, the British Society of … Read More

We are delighted to report that The Finnish Society for Aesthetics has awarded the Article of the Year 2019 prize to BSA member Dr Mark Windsor (University of Kent) for his article “What is the Uncanny?”, published in The British … 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, … Read More

The British Society of Aesthetics is pleased to announce that the first issue of the British Journal of Aesthetics produced by the new Editors – Paloma Atencia-Linares (UNAM) and Derek Matravers (Open University), with Hans Maes (Kent) as Reviews Editor … Read More

The Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics (since 1977) is pleased to announce that it is bringing out soon a Special Issue on Somaesthetics (in two volumes, theory and applications) to felicitate Prof. Richard Shusterman on his 70th birth anniversary. Many eminent scholars like Thomas W. … Read More

Dubrovnik, April 2020 The Inter-University Centre in Dubrovnik, Croatia hosts a large number of conferences in a wide variety of disciplines each year, bringing together scholars from Europe, North America, and further afield. In April 2020, we shall be holding … Read More

The British Society of Aesthetics is running an essay prize competition, open to early-career researchers in aesthetics. The winning author will receive £1,500 and an opportunity to present the paper at the Society’s annual conference. The winning essay will normally … Read More

European Society for Aesthetics Conference 2020 Tallinn (Estonia), 10-12 June 2020 Submission Guidelines We invite papers from all traditions and on any topic in philosophical aesthetics, and both systematic and historical presentations are acceptable. Submissions must be long abstracts (800-1200 words in … Read More

  In Parenthesis and British Society of Aesthetics present, Notes from a Biscuit Tin, a year-long centenary celebration of the philosophical and poetic vision of Mary Midgley At Somerville College Oxford, 2pm, Saturday 12th October 2019. Join poet Ruth Padel and philosopher Jane Heal for Tea and Biscuits in the Mary … Read More

University of Malta, 11, 12, 13 March 2020 Annual Conference hosted by the School of Performing Arts at the University of Malta, in cooperation with the Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University, UK The seventh Annual Conference of the School of … Read More

Editors: Lisa Giombini (Università degli studi Roma Tre, Italy), Ondřej Dadejík (Charles University, Czech Republic), Adrián Kvokačka (University of Prešov, Slovakia) The editorial board of the ESPES journal continues its commitment to focus on thematic issues dedicated to scholars who have contributed to shape contemporary … Read More

Universitat de Barcelona, 29–30 April 2020 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS  Literature has so far played a central role in the philosophical debates concerning fiction, narrative and the cognitive relevance of art. The goal of this conference is to explore whether the … Read More