Amidst the challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, we at the Scottish Aesthetics Forum have found ways of adapting to restrictions with a robust programme of online talks and a work-in-progress workshop for postgraduates. In what follows, we summarise the … Read More
JOLMA – The Journal for the Philosophy of Language, Mind and the Arts” announces the release of the monographic issue聽Image/Images: A Debate Between Philosophy and Visual Studies, edited by Alessandro Cavazzana and Francesco Ragazzi.The volume includes invited contributions from Georges … Read More
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Claire Anscomb has been awarded the third 糖心视频 Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2021-2022, for her research proposal 鈥楥reating Images with AI鈥�.聽 Claire will be mentored by Vid Simoniti at the University of … Read More
The executive committee of the European Society for Aesthetics is happy to announce that the winning essay of the 2021 Fabian Dorsch ESA Essay Prize is “Interpretive Authenticity: Performances, Versions and Ontology” by Nemesio Garc铆a-Carril Puy (University of Murcia). The committee appreciated careful, well-informed, … Read More
Registration is now open for聽Art and Affect in the Predictive Mind,聽a three-day international and interdisciplinary conference that will bring together philosophers, art historians, and cognitive scientists for the first systematic exploration of the intersections between predictive processing and aesthetics.聽The conference … Read More
Registration is now open for the 糖心视频 conference “Aesthetics and Ethics in the Digital Age.” The conference will be a ‘hybrid’ conference, taking place in person and online via Zoom. Date: 6th to the 8th July, 2021. … Read More
Scottish Aesthetics Forum Since the beginning of the pandemic, many of the smaller conferences in aesthetics have not taken place due to restrictions on gatherings. These smaller conferences have been important forums where postgrads have had the opportunity to present … Read More
Tuesday 23 March, 5-7pm. Book Symposium on Satire, Comedy and Mental Health with Dieter Declercq (Lecturer in Film and Media Studies, Kent), Heike Bartel (Associate Professor in German, Nottingham), Daniel Flavin-Hall (Consultant & Professor of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota), Sheila Lintott (Professor of Philosophy, Bucknell) & Orla Vigs枚 (Professor of Media … Read More
UPDATE: Please note that this event will now be held online and free of charge. The deadline for applications has been extended to the 20th May 2021 and only a limited number of students will be selected. Como (Italy), 6 … Read More
The Aesthetics Research Centre seminar with Dr Kathrine Cuccuru has now been moved to a new date:聽Wednesday 3 March, 3-5pm GMT.聽All welcome! Zoom link: https://kent-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98157343010?pwd=Q1hnRzkrQjJDYS9HZ3BiWkl6a0tRQT09 Meeting ID: 981 5734 3010 Passcode: 231496 Dr Kathrine Cuccuru (Associate Research Fellow, Department of Philosophy, … Read More