PhD: Philosophy of music at Bern, Switzerland
A PhD position for three years is available in the project “Ontology of Musical Works and Analysis of Musical Practices”. Context: The project addresses the metaphysics and especially the identity conditions for musical works. Like other contributors to philosophical discussion … Read More
‘So-called waste’: Forms of Excess in Post-1960 Art, Film, and Literature
‘So-called waste’: Forms of Excess in Post-1960 Art, Film, and Literature Friday 13 February, 2015 University of York Deadline for abstracts: 12 December, 2014 Visual art, film, and literature since 1960 has been marked by leftovers, repetitions, and time lags, … Read More
London Aesthetics Forum: The Dual Character of Art Concepts
Wednesday 19 November 2014, 4-6pm Senate House, G34 Shen-yi Liao Nanyang, Leeds: The Dual Character of Art Concepts There is a dormant debate about the concept of art. Some have claimed that calling a work “art” involves making a positively-valenced … Read More
Nietzsche on Art and Philosophy
On the 6th of November Daniel Came will speak on the topic ‘Nietzsche on Art and Philosophy’ at the ongoing seminar series organised by the Humane Philosophy Project and the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion. Time: 8:30pm, preceded … Read More
A Thoroughly Modern Tragedy
Lancaster University and the Northern Theory School 28 November, Management School Lecture Theatre 9 1pm-5pm Lancaster University, in conjunction with the Northern Theory School, has invited Kathrin Rosenfield to present work the fruit of more than a decade’s research into … Read More
Final Call for Conference Proposals: BSA Connections Conference
The British Society of Aesthetics has announced a second round of funding for its successful Connections series of conferences. The Society is looking to fund two conferences, each with a grant of up to GBP12,000. A Connections conference should be … Read More
Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Practical Philosophy
Lund University invites applications for a Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Practical Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy. Deadline for applications 14 November. “Practical philosophy” should be understood in a broad sense, covering meta-ethics, normative ethical theory, philosophy of law, political … Read More
CFP: Many Faces, Many Voices – Intersecting Borders in Popular and American Culture”
The 36th Annual Conference of the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association (SWPACA) 11- 14 February 2015, Albuquerque, New Mexico Proposal/Abstract Submission EXTENDED Deadline: November 15th 2014 at http://conference2015.southwestpca.org In the last decade there has been a dedicated exploration of popular culture … Read More
CFP: Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Images Conference
June 17-20th 2015, Birkbeck, University of London The Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Images (SCSMI) invites proposals for presentations at its annual conference, to be held June 17th to 20th, 2015, at Birkbeck, University of London, in Bloomsbury, … Read More
CFP: Somaesthetics and Food
The past decades have seen both an increase in the interest in academic work related to food and drink, and the development of the interdisciplinary field of somaesthetics. Yet to date, there has been less attention given to food within … Read More
CFA: Jonathan Swift and Philosophy
The editor soliciting abstracts for a book on Jonathan Swift and Philosophy (Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield). Although Jonathan Swift is one of the most well-known authors of the English language, this prolific and original writer is still little understood, and … Read More
CFP: Rodopi-Brill Film Philosophy book series
The editors welcome book proposals for the new Rodopi-Brill book series called “Philosophy of Film.” http://www.rodopi.nl/senj.asp?SerieId=POF