Watching people play video games is officially a thing. A bunch of scholars explain why and what we should appreciate about it. Continue reading
August 11, 2022
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Category Archives: The Artworld
August 5, 2022
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Picturing Philosophy: How to Do Philosophy in the Visual Mode
Once you let go of philosophy as abstract ideas put into writing, you start to see it in lots of places, including images. Continue reading
May 12, 2022
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The Podcast Where Movies Meet Philosophy
Discussions at the intersection of philosophy, art history, and film Continue reading
April 14, 2022
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“So Bad It’s Good”: How to Love Bad Movies
Why is it OK to love bad movies? Convention, irony, Tokyo Drift, and Hallmark movies are all part of the answer. Continue reading
April 6, 2022
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The Mississippi River in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
The Mississippi River may look like just another river, but experiencing it can contain so much more. Continue reading
February 11, 2022
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Life as Fanfic: Individual and Collective Narrative-Building
In making art, we make ourselves into something beyond what our original authors may have intended. Continue reading
January 27, 2022
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Polite Conversations: Philosophers Discuss the Arts
A YouTube series features interviews with philosophers about their work in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Continue reading
January 19, 2022
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Survival Is Insufficient: Coming to Grips with Trauma Through Art and Play in Station Eleven and Yellowjackets
How two shows teach us important lessons in navigating trauma and apocalyptic events Continue reading
January 13, 2022
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The Political and Aesthetic Controversy over Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
Six scholars discuss the complicated history of Hagia Sophia and its recent conversion to a mosque Continue reading
December 16, 2021
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The Artistic and Philosophical Legacy of Stephen Sondheim
Six thinkers across different disciplines discuss the artistic, philosophical, and social legacy of the inimitable composer Stephen Sondheim. Continue reading
