Five academics review “Cowboy Carter” from different angles: genre, place and community, politics and the market, and the boldness of Beyoncé herself. Continue reading
April 18, 2024
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April 18, 2024
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Five academics review “Cowboy Carter” from different angles: genre, place and community, politics and the market, and the boldness of Beyoncé herself. Continue reading
March 7, 2024
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Seven Gen Z and cusp-Millennials working in philosophy give their perspective on internet and TikTok-viral aesthetics. Continue reading
November 2, 2023
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When we ask questions about AI art, we are really asking why we care about art at all. Continue reading
January 26, 2023
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Nine scholars discuss the philosophy of comics: What are comics, really? And what artistic and ethical questions do they raise? Continue reading
September 22, 2022
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Kendrick Lamar’s 2022 album has been met with controversy, even among general praise. Here, scholars across different disciplines examine and discuss it. Continue reading
August 11, 2022
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Watching people play video games is officially a thing. A bunch of scholars explain why and what we should appreciate about it. Continue reading
April 14, 2022
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Why is it OK to love bad movies? Convention, irony, Tokyo Drift, and Hallmark movies are all part of the answer. Continue reading
December 16, 2021
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Six thinkers across different disciplines discuss the artistic, philosophical, and social legacy of the inimitable composer Stephen Sondheim. Continue reading
April 8, 2020
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In January, we hosted an interview and preliminary discussion of some pressing issues in rap and hip-hop. We wanted to investigate the fact that, in Bill Adler’s words, hip-hop has never been “a model of civil discourse”. We did that by talking to two queer Black women rappers, BL Shirelle and Bates, to get their takes on the matter. Now we follow that up with a roundtable of scholars, each reflecting in their own way on what BL Shirelle and Bates had to say. [Warning: This discussion contains explicit language, including a variation of the n-word.] Our contributors are: Bria Gambrell, MPP and MA candidate in Gender and Cultural Studies at Simmons University T.M.G., PhD student in Philosophy at Dalhousie University [website] Charlotte Henay, lecturer in Women’s and Gender Studies at Brock University Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, assistant professor in Philosophy at Georgetown University [website] Michael Thomas, assistant professor in Philosophy … Continue reading
December 31, 2019
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This year marks the end of the second decade of the 2000s. In honor of this, we thought we’d take a look back at our decade with an end-of-year series. The internet loves lists, especially year-end ones, and we’ve been feeding that love a little bit this December. We have hosted six lists of expert Decade-Best picks, including movies, games, writing, TV, music, and art. Our previous experts have been philosophers and other academics whose work concerns these topics, and people working in/on the relevant media. Today, we have a slightly different theme. Our experts are our own Aesthetics for Birds staff, and they’ll be giving their Top Ten lists across all media and genres, no restrictions (though with some extra effort to include stuff in categories not already covered). It’s art and aesthetics in the broadest possible sense. So without further delay, let’s see this decade’s top aesthetic offerings. … Continue reading