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April 27, 2016
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2017 John Fisher Memorial Prize Announced

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

 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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ASA-sponsored Speaker at Rutgers Diversity Institute

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/

March 30, 2016
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Recent ASA & JAAC News

JAAC Book Review Editor Recruitment  The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism invites applications for the position of Book Review Editor. The new editorial appointment begins February 1, 2018. The primary duty of the Book Review Editor is to commission book reviews for each of the quarterly issues of the Journal. The Journal publishes approximately 28-30 book reviews per year. The Book Review Editor has significant autonomy over the book review section of the Journal, selecting the books for review and then approving and editing the book reviews for each issue. The editor is expected to attend the annual meeting of the American Society for Aesthetics in order to attend the Journal’s annual editorial board meeting. For more information, please follow this link.  Guide to Graduate Aesthetics in North America To Be Published Preparation of the fourth edition of the Guide to Graduate Aesthetics in North America is underway, with publication on-line on … Continue reading →

July 12, 2013
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Holy Shit! The 2013 Annual ASA Looks Fucking Awesome!

My heartiest congratulations to the programming committee for the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Aesthetics (Oct. 30th-Nov. 2nd, San Diego) as they’ve managed to put together not just a fantastic program (a draft of which can be found here) but quite frankly one of the strongest ASA conference programs I’ve ever seen. The Panel Line-Up alone features a dizzing array of philosophical talent both from within Philosophical Aesthetics and from without. Check out the following examples of Panelized Philosophical Bad-Assery (**starting with the obvious show-stopper**): Panel: Editor Meet-Critics Session on Christy Mag Uidhir’s Art and Abstract Objects Gabriel Greenberg (UCLA)Troy Jollimore (Cal State University, Chico)Eric Winsberg (University of South Florida)Christy Mag Uidhir (University of Houston) Panel: Aesthetics and the Senses Mohan Matthen (University of Toronto)Diana Raffman (University of Toronto)Clare Batty (University of Kentucky)Jenny McMahon (University of Adelaide) Panel: Fact, Fiction or Fraud Stacie Friend (Heythrop College)Joshua Landy (Stanford University)Jonathan … Continue reading →