Aesthetics for Birds

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September 15, 2022
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Accessibility and the Problem of Alt Text: Who Is It For and How Could It Be Better?

An analysis of the intricacies of how alternative text is used to communicate fundamentally visual information in a linguistic mode. Continue reading →

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 →

June 23, 2020
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The Feminist Revolution Continues: Contributions of Women to the Visual Arts (CAA) and Aesthetics (ASA)

As we celebrate the endurance and ground-breaking achievements of the past thirty years, I invite you to imagine where post-revolutionary feminist aesthetics will end up in 2030, 2040, and beyond. Continue reading →

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April 14, 2015
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Artist Interview: Rachel Hecker

Award-winning visual artist Rachel Hecker discusses pop and kinetic art, unselfconsciousness, and the blurry boundary between painting and sculpture. Continue reading →