Discussions at the intersection of philosophy, art history, and film Continue reading

May 12, 2022
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May 12, 2022
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Discussions at the intersection of philosophy, art history, and film 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
November 4, 2021
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The philosopher and podcaster behind Hi-Phi Nation talks about his creative process, trends, and whether podcasts are really art. Continue reading
October 28, 2021
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An incident at Slave Play shows what is wrong with philosophers’ obsession with distinctions Continue reading
August 27, 2021
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Promising Young Woman is an unsatisfying film. But that’s what it gets deeply right about misogyny and patriarchy. Continue reading
August 19, 2021
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Reading star signs does not reliably lead to knowledge, so why read them? Because it’s fun. Continue reading
June 30, 2021
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Why would we ever spend our already scarce time and effort on difficult art? A lot of the time, it’s because we trust somebody. Continue reading
April 14, 2021
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Digital blackface is actively skewing our perception of what blackness contains, and thus what possibilities are open to all of us. 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
February 13, 2020
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What follows is a guest post by Shen-yi Liao, Aaron Meskin, and Joshua Knobe. They offer an overview and summary of the ideas in their new paper, “Dual Character Art Concepts,” just out in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly. (Non-paywalled version available here.) Alfie: This sculpture is not art. I know many people think it is art, but when you think about what art really is, you will realize that it is not art at all. Betty: Of course this is art. It is in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art! Alfie: I know. But all the same, it’s not a true work of art. It’s impersonal factory-produced rubbish. Betty: Wait, I agree that this sculpture is completely awful in every way, but still, it’s obviously a piece of art.