September 13, 2016
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Congratulations to Lee Walters (Southampton) for being awarded a yearlong British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship for his project “The Metaphysics of Repeatable Artworks”. Check out the abstract below – sounds like a great project! (Details of the award here.)
September 1, 2016
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Dear Readers, Thank you, first, for your patience. Last year, AFB’s fearless leader Christy Mag Uidhir had a heart attack and literally died. But like another Christ before him, he rose again – and like that other Christ, passed the, uh, blog on to his disciples. [update: To be clear, Christy isn’t dead – he really did rise again and is doing well. But as far as I know, he hasn’t yet ascended.] Welcome, Readers, to the new Aesthetics for Birds blog! In case it’s gotten lost somewhere along the way, here’s a restatement and renewal of our mission. It is this: Aesthetics for Birds is a blog that aims to bring people working in aesthetics and philosophy of art together with each other, as well as with artists, the artworld, and others in philosophy and the academy. We provide a place to share interests, news, and professional concerns. We hope that … Continue reading
June 22, 2016
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The American Society for Aesthetics is pleased to announced that the ASA Board of Trustees has unanimously approved adding a “Green Membership” option, commencing on January 1, 2017. The traditional print membership will continue, at the same dues rates in 2017 as 2016. Features of the Green Membership option include: All member benefits except any and all mailing of print materials, including JAAC, the ASA Newsletter, and any additional postal mailings during the green membership term; Green members will continue to be able to access all JAAC issues in the Wiley On-Line Library (which commences with Vol. 59-2011) immediately upon publication; access to the Wiley On-Line Library is restricted to 100 pages/day; Green members will be able to access all current and archived issues of the ASA Newsletter on the ASA web site via the member log-in; A reduction in dues ranging from $3/year (domestic) to $18/year (international). The switch to green … Continue reading
June 1, 2016
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Graduate Student Paper Prize Winners: Rocky Mountain Division & Center for Philosophical Studies The Rocky Mountain Division of the American Society for Aesthetics and the Center for Philosophical Studies (CPS) at Lamar University have announced the winners of the 2016 Graduate Student in Philosophy Essay Prize for the best papers submitted by graduate students in Philosophy. Wendy Bustamante, Texas A&M University Jeremy Millington, Temple University Eric Murphy, McGill University Ariane Nomikos, SUNY-Buffalo Prizes (funded by the Center for Philosophical Studies) will be awarded at the RMD meeting in Santa Fe, July 8-10, 2016, where the papers will be presented. The program is available here. Judges this year were Dr. Arthur Stewart, CPS Director, and Professor James Mock, of the University of Central Oklahoma.
May 18, 2016
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To honor the enormous contributions of Ted Cohen to aesthetics and the American Society for Aesthetics, Andy Austin Cohen and the ASA established in 2014 a $1000 annual prize “to recognize writing that is clear, graceful, and unencumbered by jargon or academic clichés. It should examine serious problems in aesthetics while also giving pleasure to the reader.” In memory of Ted, his wife Andy Austin Cohen has generously funded this prize. The 2016 prize winner will be selected by a committee of three members appointed by the President of the ASA and will be notified by August 1, 2016. The award will be announced publicly during the national meeting of the ASA in Seattle, WA, November 17-19, 2016. The winner will be encouraged but not required to attend the meeting, and travel expenses to the meeting will be provided. The prize may not be awarded if, in the opinion of … Continue reading
May 18, 2016
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The American Society for Aesthetics is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Curriculum Diversification Grant competition: Meilin Chinn, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Santa Clara University. Project title: Asian Aesthetics. Hans Maes, Senior Lecturer, History and Philosophy of Art, and Director, Aesthetics Research Centre, University of Kent (UK). Project title: The Aesthetics of Portraiture. Mariana Ortega, Professor of Philosophy, John Carroll University. Project title: Aesthetic Othering—The Case of Photographic Representation. 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 2016. This is a project of the ASA Diversity Committee, chaired by A.W. Eaton. To see the final curricula of the 2015 winners, click here. The ASA has a three-year commitment to this project. Three more awards will be made in 2017. Guidelines will be available in the spring of 2017.
May 4, 2016
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The American Society for Aesthetics has announced the five winners of the Junior Scholars Essay Contest on the future of aesthetics and the ASA. First Prize: John Dyck, Doctoral Student in Philosophy, CUNY-Graduate Center Second Prize: Brian Soucek, Assistant Professor of Law, University of California Davis School of Law Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order): Robert R. Clewis, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Gwynedd Mercy University Peter Doebler, Hone Research Fellow for Museum Engagement, The Dayton Art Institute Sarah Gokhale, Graduate Student, CUNY The five winning essays will be posted on the ASA web site in early September. In addition, all five winners will present their ideas on the future of aesthetics and the ASA at the ASA Annual Meeting in Seattle, at a special session Saturday morning, November 19. We encourage everyone interested in the future of aesthetics and the ASA to read their essays and attend the special session to share your … Continue reading
April 27, 2016
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The American Society for Aesthetics is pleased to sponsor the biennial John Fisher Memorial Prize in Aesthetics. The prize is awarded to an original essay in aesthetics, created in memory of the late John Fisher, editor of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism from 1973 to 1988. The Prize is offered to foster the development of new voices and talent in the field of aesthetics The regulations for the competition are as follows: i) Amount. The amount of the Prize is $1,000. ii) Deadline. The deadline for the next opportunity will be 15 January 2017. iii) Eligibility. The Prize is intended to foster the development of new talent in the field of aesthetics. The competition is limited to those persons who have completed the terminal degree in their field and are in the early stages of participation in their profession. Persons in doubt about their qualifications are encouraged to consult the editor of JAAC … Continue reading
April 27, 2016
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ASA Funds Workshop on the Philosophy of Games The Board of Trustees of the American Society for Aesthetics has approved funding up to $5,000 in support of the Workshop on the Philosophy of Games, to be held October 14-15, 2016, in Salt Lake City. Conference Organizers are C. Thi Nguyen (Utah Valley University) and Brock Rough (University of Maryland). The conference will explore a variety of issues: What are games? What is their value? Can games be artworks or possess aesthetic value? Are there ethical issues that arise with game play? The CFP is here. DEADLINE for paper submission: July 1, 2016 As more information becomes available, it will be posted on the ASA web site and ASA Facebook pages. The conference will feature ten presentations, in a round-table workshop format. Travel funding reimbursement of $500 will be offered for each paper, with one $1000 travel grant for the best graduate … Continue reading
April 13, 2016
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Anna Ribeiro named ASA-sponsored speaker at Rutgers Diversity Institute Anna Christina Ribeiro will be the ASA-sponsored speaker at the 2016 Rutgers Summer Institute for Diversity in Philosophy. She is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. She was selected by the Institute Director from an exceptionally strong field of candidates who applied to ASA for this appointment. For more information about Professor Ribeiro: https://sites.google.com/site/annachristinaribeiro/
