Call for Papers – ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Tue, 03 Jan 2023 16:51:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 212073213 Call for Papers: ‘Debates in Aesthetics’ General 2021 issue. /call-for-papers-debates-in-aesthetics-general-2021-issue/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:58:05 +0000 /?p=4881 Read More]]> The editors of ‘Debates in Aesthetics’ are pleased to invite submissions for the General 2021 issue (Vol.18, No. 1).

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 31 July 2021

For this issue we welcome original articles, book reviews, and interviews from postgraduate and professional philosophers on any topic in philosophy of art or aesthetics. Submissions should be accessible and concise – around 3,000-3,500 words for articles and interviews and around 1,000-1,500 words for book reviews. All submissions should be anonymised for blind review and in Word Document Format (.docx). Detailed submission guidelines are available on our website.

Articles
3,000-3,500 words
The journal publishes articles on a wide range of topics, from defining satire to photography, musical expression, feminism, fictional truth, aesthetic realism, or expressive qualities in animals, and more… For this issue we welcome work on any topic from philosophical aesthetics.

Interviews
3,000-3,500 words
Sometimes the finest philosophical discussion happens in conversation. The journal has published some excellent interviews with philosophers in the past, including Angela Leighton, Noël Carroll, Alexander Nehamas, and Dominic McIver Lopes. If you are particularly interested in someone’s work, interviewing them could be a great opportunity to not only learn more about their philosophy, but also exchange ideas, and examine the hidden assumptions or implications of their work. We are happy to provide feedback on interview proposals. Prior to submission, please ensure that your interview has been read and approved by the interviewee. We especially encourage interviews with philosophers from underrepresented groups.

Book Reviews
1,000-1,500 words
The journal also welcomes book reviews or critical summaries on books relevant to our field. These should be on a recent publication, and around 1,000-1,500 words. If you would like to review a book, it might be worth looking at publisher’s websites, such as Oxford University Press or Routledge, for new and upcoming releases in aesthetics.

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Debates in Aesthetics is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal for articles, interviews and book reviews. Published by the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, the journal’s principal aim is to provide the philosophical community with a dedicated venue for debate in aesthetics and the philosophy of art.
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Claire Anscomb and Sarah Kiernan
Editors Debates in Aesthetics

Email: editor@debatesinaesthetics.org

]]> 4881 CFP: Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI) 2021 Conference /cfp-society-for-cognitive-studies-of-the-moving-image-scsmi-2021-conference/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:19:40 +0000 /?p=4743 Read More]]> The Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI) Conference

June 9-12, 2021
Virtually (sessions will be organized so participation in at least some sessions will be possible from any time zone)

Deadline for proposals: December 15, 2020 – 5pm (Eastern Standard Time) / 10pm (Greenwich Mean Time) / 11pm (Central European Time)

The Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI) invites proposals for presentations at its annual conference to be held virtually via Zoom, June 9-12, 2021. SCSMI is an interdisciplinary organization made up of scholars interested in cognitive, philosophical, aesthetic, historical, psychological, neuroscientific, and evolutionary approaches to the analysis of film and other moving image media. Proposals should facilitate the society’s mission: to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue between moving image theorists, historians, critics, and philosophers, and scientifically oriented researchers working on moving image media.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS

Types of Proposals
A proposal may be for a long paper presentation, a short paper presentation, a poster presentation, or an author-meets-critics panel.  Your proposal may be considered for multiple formats or just one, depending on which formats you believe will be suitable. In some cases, those who submit proposals designed for one format may be asked to revise their proposal for a different format.

Long Paper Presentation
Authors submit a 25-minute presentation for viewing in preparation for a 30-minute live discussion session. This format is reserved for well-developed projects that present conceptually complicated ideas or extensive research data.

Short Paper Presentation
Authors submit a 15-minute presentation for viewing in preparation for a 30-minute live discussion session. This format is suitable for works in progress or research that may be presented more succinctly.

Poster Presentation/ AV Demonstration
A single slide, graphic, chart, or brief video, accompanied by a 5-minute voice-over recording. Posters may present empirical research, scholarship with a single question or thesis, short movies, essay films, or interactive installations. Presenters will upload their presentations for members to access at any time during the conference, and there will be a dedicated forum for discussion of the various projects.

Panel on Diversity and Inclusion
We invite submissions for a dedicated panel on matters of diversity and inclusion as they relate to cognitive studies of the moving image. If you want your proposal to be considered for this panel, please indicate this on both parts of the proposal.

Author-Meets-Critics Panel
An Author-Meets-Critics Panel is a pre-constituted panel focusing on outstanding publications of interest to the society, such as monographs or empirical studies offering important new insights.  The proposal should include names of the panel chair, participating author, and 1-3 critics who have agreed to be panel members. The panel proposer should not be the author of the work. The author of the work should be a member of the panel, but should not be chair of the panel. Only works published between January 2020 and November 2021 will be considered as the focus of such a panel.

Technical Requirements
Proposals must be submitted by email to scsmi2021@gmail.com . The deadline for proposals is December 15, 2020 – 5pm (Eastern Standard Time) / 10pm (Greenwich Mean Time) / 11pm (Central European Time). Proposals or those that do not fulfill the technical requirements stated below will not be considered. The content of your presentation should not have been presented elsewhere in an identical form.

Proposals must be prepared for blind-review and include two documents:
1)      A cover page with
•       Title
•       Preferred Format (short, long, poster presentation, or author-meets-critics panel)
•       List of authors
•       Brief biographical statement for presenting author (25 – 100 words)
•       Contact details for corresponding author
2)      A main document containing no self-identifying information with
•       Title
•       Preferred Format (short, long, poster presentation, or author-meets-critics panel)
•       A proposal (500 – 800 words)
•       Bibliography of key sources (up to 5; use Chicago or APA format)
•       A short abstract (80 – 160 words) for the conference program

Proposals will be selected based on merit, according to the following criteria.:
•       The appropriateness of the topic to the interests of SCSMI
•       The conceptual clarity and intellectual rigor of the project
•       The project’s contribution to current understanding
•       The carefulness and thoroughness of the proposal

Notification of acceptance will be made by February 1st, 2021. If authors have selected multiple presentation formats, they will be assigned a format. Accepted presentations must be submitted by prior by June 1, 2021 so the conference schedule can be finalized. Technical details about submission of presentations will follow notification of acceptance.

Membership
Presenters at SCSMI conferences must be current members of the Society. Nonmembers are free to submit a proposal but, if accepted, they must join SCSMI by March 15, 2021, or acceptance will be withdrawn.
For more information about SCSMI, to join, or to learn more about membership costs and privileges, visit .
Further questions about the conference, the abstract submission process, or any problems encountered during submission should be addressed to scsmi2021@gmail.com

Program
Keynote speakers will be announced as soon as possible.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Ted Nannicelli (chair)
Katalin Balint
Dirk Eitzen
Cynthia Freeland
Karen Pearlman
Héctor J. Pérez
Tim J. Smith
Rikke Schubart (diversity committee liaison)

]]> 4743 Call for Papers: PGR Study Day – Methodologies in Film-Philosophy /call-for-papers-pgr-study-day-methodologies-in-film-philosophy/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:49:49 +0000 http://british-aesthetics.org/?p=3321 Read More]]>

CALL FOR PAPERS: PGR Study Day – Methodologies in Film-Philosophy

Saturday 21th October 2017
Department of Film Studies, King’s College London

Organised in association with the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies

Confirmed Keynote Speaker:
Professor John Ó Maoilearca, Kingston University

Since its emergence in the mid-1990s, the field of film-philosophy has stressed the mutually-productive engagement between its two titular disciplines. From Deleuzian inspired notions of a film-mind to the film-phenomenology of Vivian Sobchack, the terms of this engagement take many forms and positions. Does film illustrate philosophical issues, or more radically does film do philosophy? What does it mean to think philosophy with and alongside film? How we posit the relationship between film and philosophy in our own research is not only a question of staking a claim within a new discipline, but of the methodologies we use to negotiate our own position within this emerging terrain.

This study day will bring together postgraduate research students for a critical discussion on approaches and experiences of doing research at the intersection of film and philosophy. The day will explore the strengths and challenges of using diverse methodologies across this interdisciplinary frame of research, and Professor John Ó Maoilearca (Kingston University) will consider its implications for public engagement.

As opposed to traditional academic papers, we invite postgraduate research students working in any area across film and philosophy to submit abstracts for 15-minute presentations reflecting on their own methodological approach. This might encompass reflections on topics including, yet not limited to:

·         Selection of films and/or philosophical approach
·         The canon in film-philosophy
·         Relationship with film theory
·         The role of medium-specificity and/or digital technologies
·         Link to philosophies of other visual arts, literature, music
·         Intersection with ethics and/or politics
·         The limits of film-philosophy
·         Historiographies of film-philosophy
·         The Analytic-Continental distinction
·         Eurocentrism in film-philosophy
·         Practice-based research across film and philosophy

Proposals should include the title of the presentation, a 250-word abstract, and a short biographical statement. Please submit your proposal to film-philosophy@kcl.ac.uk by Friday 1 September 2017. Participants will receive a response by mid-September.

With the support of BAFTSS, we will be offering a limited number of small bursaries to help cover travel costs for presenters whose institutions cannot support them to attend the conference. If you wish to apply, please submit a short paragraph with your proposal explaining why you need the travel bursary in order to attend the conference, as well as a breakdown of anticipated expenses.

Organisers: Hannah Paveck (King’s College London) and Joseph Jenner (King’s College London)

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