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ca. 1885, Made in New York, United States, Silk, satin, velvet, and cotton, credit: The Met
The American Society for Aesthetics is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Curriculum Diversification Grant competition:
Chris Jenkins, Associate Dean for Academic Support, Oberlin Conservatory
Project: The Aesthetics of African-American Classical Music
Erich Hatala Matthes, Assistant Professor, Wellesley College
Project: Art and Cultural Heritage
Rossen Ventzislavov, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Woodbury University
Project: The Aesthetics of Performance Art
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WINNERS!!!
Each will receive a grant of $5,000 to prepare the proposed diversity curriculum. These will be posted on the ASA web site in September 2017. This is a project of the ASA Diversity Committee, chaired by Thi Nguyen.
To see the final curricula of the 2015 and 2016 winners, click here.