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British Society of Aesthetics

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The British Society of Aesthetics (BSA) aims to promote study, research and discussion of the fine arts and related types of experience from a philosophical, psychological, sociological, historical, critical and educational standpoint.

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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 4h
CfP: Special Issue on Philosophy and Contemporary Art Philosophia invites submissions for a Special Issue on Philosophy and Contemporary Art. Guest editors: Elisa Caldarola (University of Turin), Elsa Saliba (University of Genoa) Deadline: April 30, 2027 british-aesthetics.org/philosophy-a...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
CFP: Art, Cognition, and Lebenswelt in Alva Noë The XVIII Inter-University Workshop on Mind, Art and Morality invites submissions on any aspect of the current debate on any topic related to Alva Noë’s work. Deadline: 30 January 2027 mindartandmorality.wordpress.com?p=415
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XVIII Inter-University Workshop on Mind, Art, and Morality: Art, cognition and Lebenswelt. (Murcia 22-23 March 2027)
Keynote: Alva Noë (University of California, Berkeley) Deadline for submissions: 10 January 2027. The Inter-University Workshop on Mind, Art and Morality promotes the interconnections across differ…
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
2 days left to apply!
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
⏰ Upcoming Event: 📢 Environmental Aesthetics & Valuing the Natural World 📅 30 September 2026, Cardiff University This workshop aims to radically rethink the place of environmental aesthetics in valuing the natural world. Find out more here: british-aesthetics.org/environmenta...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ever thought about organising an exhibition at your local gallery, working with a school, or creating your own film? 🏛️ 🎭 🎬 Be creative and apply for our new public engagement award which offers up to £2000 for outreach projects involving aesthetics and philosophy of art! 🎖️ ⏰ Deadline: 1 Oct 2026
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Only 10 days left to register!
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
📢 Time to register for the 2026 BSA conference! 📅 St Anne’s College, Oxford, 11-13 September 2026 Keynote speakers A.W. Eaton (Illinois Chicago) David Papineau (KCL) Book before 13 August for BSA member discounts and postgraduate subsidies. ⏰ Registration closes 20 August!
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
📢 Call for Papers Bodies of Culture: Somaesthetic Explorations 📅 6-7 Nov 2026, Florida Atlantic University The conference will examine, through a somaesthetic lens, the ways different cultures shape somatic experience. 📮 Deadline: 18 August 2026
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
📢 Time to register for the 2026 BSA conference! 📅 St Anne’s College, Oxford, 11-13 September 2026 Keynote speakers A.W. Eaton (Illinois Chicago) David Papineau (KCL) Book before 13 August for BSA member discounts and postgraduate subsidies. ⏰ Registration closes 20 August!
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Postdoc Award Winner 🏅 We are delighted to announce that Artur Harris has been awarded the sixth BSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2026-2028, for his project 'Pluralism, Uniqueness and Aesthetic Value'. Artur will be mentored by Lee Walters at the University of Southampton. Congratulations to Artur!
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RMA Music & Philosophy Study Group @rma-mpsg.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A few more impressions from MPSG 2026! We are very grateful to Dublin City University for such a warm welcome and for hosting this year’s conference in a setting that has already become part of the conversation. @dublincityuni.bsky.social #MPSG26 #PhilosophyOfMusic #MusicPhilosophy
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨 The deadline has been extended until 15 July ⏰ Please share this with undergraduates interested in #aesthetics who would benefit from attending the BSA conference. For more #diversity in #philosophy!
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Registration for the BSA conference is now open! 🎉 St Anne’s College, Oxford, 11-13 September Book before 13 August for BSA member discounts and generous postgraduate subsidies. Registration closes 20 August. Registration and further details available at: british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/an...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🚨 One week left to apply to our Undergraduate Diversity Initiative! We provide funding to a limited number of UK undergraduates from underrepresented groups to attend the BSA Annual Conference, held at St Anne’s College, Oxford. ⏰ Deadline: Monday 6 July 2026
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RMA Music & Philosophy Study Group @rma-mpsg.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
What futures, truths, and political possibilities can music disclose? MPSG 2026 keynote talks explore alternative histories, musical “profundity”, mind and body, and anti-fascist agency. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/10th-confe... @royalmusical.bsky.social @britaesthetics.bsky.social
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
📢 BSA Funding Opportunity Are you a UK undergraduate from an underrepresented group who would like to attend the BSA Annual Conference in Oxford? Find information on our undergrad diversity funding and how to apply here: british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/an... 📮 Deadline: Monday 6 July 2026
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Call for Papers: Philosophy of Music Conference 📅 April 28–30, 2027 | Poznań (Poland) The ENPM welcomes submissions on any topic in the #philosophy of #music, particularly those focused on the relationships between Centre and Periphery. 📮 Deadline: 1 October 2026 enpmusic.org/2026/05/28/c...
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CfP: Centre and Periphery in the Philosophy of Music (3rd ENPM Conference)
The European Network for the Philosophy of Music (ENPM) invites submissions of paper abstracts for its third conference, which will be hosted by the Faculty of Art Studies and the Institute of Musi…
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British Journal of Aesthetics @britjaesth.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Here come's this year's summer banger. 🎵 academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics...
The cover of the British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 66, Number 2.
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
We are excited to announce the winners of our Essay Prize and the New Horizons Prize for 2026! 🏆 In addition to the prize money, the winners get an opportunity to present their paper at our Annual Conference in Oxford, and will be encouraged to submit their papers to @britjaesth.bsky.social 🥁🥁🥁
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
📢 Conference: Fiction and Lies 📅 10-12 June 2026, University of Edinburgh ⏰ Registration: until 25 May 2026 The conference will explore the relationship between fiction and lies from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives, including philosophy. british-aesthetics.org/fiction-and-...
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By Anne BESSON May 10th 2026
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
⏰ Upcoming Event 📢 A Celebration of Philosophy, Poetry and the More-Than-Human World 📅 15 June 2026, The Lit&Phil Newcastle An evening of poetry, philosophical reflection, and insights from the global multi-species poetry experiment Philosophy in the Wild. www.litandphil.org.uk/event/poetry...
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Poetry Readings | A Celebration of Philosophy, Poetry and the More-Than-Human World - The Lit & Phil
Monday 15th June | 6pm A Celebration of Philosophy, Poetry […]
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
📢 Debates in Aesthetics is looking for a new co-editor! DiA is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal for original articles, interviews, and book reviews in philosophical aesthetics published by the BSA. 📮 Deadline: 22nd May 2026 Find out how to apply here: british-aesthetics.org/co-editor-of...
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Co-Editor of Debates in Aesthetics | Call for Applications - The British Society of Aesthetics
Debates in Aesthetics is looking for a new co-editor. Debates in Aesthetics (DiA) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal for original articles, interviews, and book reviews in philosophical…
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
⏰ Upcoming Event 📢 Conference of the Royal Musical Association Music and Philosophy Study Group 📅 9-10 July 2026, Dublin City University Early bird registration ends in April. Find the programme and registration here:
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MPSG 2026 - Music & Philosophy
The Royal Musical Association Music and Philosophy Study Group aims to provide a long-term forum for those with an interest in music and philosophy.
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
📢 Call for Papers Bodies of Culture: Somaesthetic Explorations 📅 6-7 Nov 2026, Florida Atlantic University The conference will examine, through a somaesthetic lens, the ways different cultures shape somatic experience. 📮 Deadline: 18 August 2026 More:
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Bodies of Culture: Somaesthetic Explorations | Call for Paper - The British Society of Aesthetics
The Center for Body, Mind, and Culture of Florida Atlantic University invites paper proposals for a conference on “Bodies of Culture: Somaesthetic Explorations” that is planned for November 6-7,…
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
📑 Call for Papers: 📢 AI, Art, and Ethics 📮 Submission deadline: 31 August 2026 The Polish Journal of Aesthetics invites papers that examine any of the various ethical dimensions of AI art.
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AI, Art, and Ethics | Call for Papers - The British Society of Aesthetics
Polish Journal of Aesthetics — “AI, Art, and Ethics” (2027) Submission deadline: 31 August 2026; Editor: Ted Nannicelli (The University of Queensland, Australia) Since the publication of a 2023 issue…
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📑 Call for Papers: 📢 Virtues, Education & Wellbeing 📅 17–18 Sept 2026, University of Rijeka The conference focuses on the role of virtues, emotions, and character formation in education and human flourishing. 📮 Deadline for abstracts: 20 June 2026
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Virtues, Education and Wellbeing | Call for Papers - The British Society of Aesthetics
The Aesthetic and Epistemology Division at the Department of Philosophy, University of Rijeka, and the Croatian Society for Analytic Philosophy invite you to a conference dedicated to Virtues,…
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
⏰ Upcoming Event: 🎭 Philosophy, Access & the Performing Arts 📅 25 April 2026, University of Surrey This one-day symposium explores philosophical issues around disability and accessibility in the performing arts.
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Philosophy, Access and the Performing Arts: a one-day symposium - The British Society of Aesthetics
Saturday 25 April 2026, 9.15am – 6pm, University of Surrey (Guildford, UK) Supported by the British Society of Aesthetics and jointly hosted by Guildford School of Acting and the Centre for…
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
⏰ Upcoming Event: International Workshop on The Political Dimension in Hegel’s Aesthetics University of London Date: May 1, 2026 Find out how to register here: british-aesthetics.org/the-politica...
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The Political Dimension in Hegel's Aesthetics | Workshop - The British Society of Aesthetics
International Workshop: The Political Dimension in Hegel’s Aesthetics, University of London, May 1, 2026. Speakers: Rebecca Comay (Toronto), Peter Osborne (Kingston), Gregor Schäfer (Basel), Christoph Schuringa (Northwestern). While Hegel’s Lectures on Fine Art (1818–29) have received much attention in recent scholarship, the … Read More
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British Journal of Aesthetics @britjaesth.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Our Glorious (co-) Editor (all hail!), Paloma Atencia-Linares (may she live a thousand years!) is a keynote at this year's Iberian Meeting on Aesthetics. philevents.org/event/show/1... SOFTBALL QUESTIONS ONLY, PEOPLE!
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12th Iberian Meeting on Aesthetics: Modalities of Aesthetic Attention
The organization of the twelfth edition of the Iberian Meeting on Aesthetics invites researchers in philosophical aesthetics and in related disciplinary areas to submit proposals for papers. The submi...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The 12th Iberian Meeting on Aesthetics invites proposals for papers on the theme of Modalities of 🚨 #Attention🚨: Contemplation, Critical Virtues, and Agency! University of Porto, 22-24 October Deadline: 1 April 26 Find more information here: british-aesthetics.org/12th-iberian...
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12th Iberian Meeting on Aesthetics | Call for Abstract - The British Society of Aesthetics
The organization of the twelfth edition of the Iberian Meeting on Aesthetics invites researchers in philosophical aesthetics and in related disciplinary areas to submit proposals for papers. The submi...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Are you looking to fund an activity in aesthetics or the philosophy of art? Then apply for the BSA small grant until 1 April! The BSA gives several small grants of up to £4,000 in support of activities including workshops, lecture series or the creation of podcasts and videos – be creative! 👩‍🎨🧑‍🏫🎥
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Artlink magazine invites Expressions of Interest The editors encourage inventive responses to the theme wit, humour, and satire in contemporary art as a means to subvert, unsettle, and criticise in a range of formats. Deadline: 22 March 2026 ➡️ british-aesthetics.org/humour-in-ar...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The BSA Postdoc Award is open again! We invite applications for a two-year postdoctoral award in philosophical aesthetics, to the value of £30,000 per year, to start in the Autumn term in 2026. Find out how to apply here: british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/po... #aesthetics #philosophy #postdoc
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Only 5 days left! ⏱️
Submissions for the BSA are open for all areas of philosophical aesthetics until 2 March. And if you are a member of a group traditionally underrepresented in aesthetics, don’t forget to apply for the Horizons Award! Find the CfP here: british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/an...
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Institute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv · 13/02/2026
We often dismiss beauty as superficial. But philosopher Heather Widdows argues it has quietly become the most valuable good in modern life. | bit.ly/4rmdrLa Beauty, she argues, is no longer a private obsession but is a political and ethical issue that calls for serious public scrutiny.
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We're risking it all for beauty
<p><em>Beauty is often dismissed as superficial, but philosopher <strong>Heather Widdows</strong> argues it has quietly become the most valuable good in modern life. From risky cosmetic procedures to ...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We are now in Instagram! Follow us there for exclusive content on the BSA and explorations of key themes in aesthetics - our new series ‚aesthetics explained‘ 🖼️ ⬇️ www.instagram.com/britishsocie...
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British Journal of Aesthetics @britjaesth.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Our new issue is out with not one, not two, but FIVE open access articles 🔓. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics... #philsky
BJA, January 2026 cover.Riccardo Carli
Living with the Everyday Kitsch Object:
A New Existential Potentiality
 
Shuting Liao
Xiang 象 as a Dynamic Perceptual Framework:
Bridging Sensory Experience and Aesthetic Meaning
 
Christopher Prodoehl
Personal and Impersonal Expression
 
Ellie Jerome
Where Ethics and Aesthetics Diverge: Reconsidering the Objection from CreepinessTony Chackal
Record Collecting as a Focal Practice: 
The Aesthetics and Sociality of Music Formats
 
Joshua Kelsall
Against Moral-Aesthetic Prescriptivism: Rejecting the Foundations of the Moralism Versus Immoralism Debate

Yili Zhou (周奕李)
Why Follow the Score? Aesthetic Normativity in Performing Classical Music and the Genuine Performing Experience
 
Jussi A Saarinen
From Period Eye to Niche Eye:
Re-situating Renaissance Painting in a Landscape of AffordancesAlex Fisher
Virtual Reality, Seeing-In, and Twofoldness
 
Peter Lamarque
Poetry, Sound, and Form: A Reply to Eliza Ives
 
Steven Diggin
Ethical Presuppositions in Narrative Art
 
Simon J Evnine
Are Titles of Artworks Proper Names of the Artworks They Entitle?
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Have a look at this shiny new issue of the BJA! 👇
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The Power of Shame in Film and Media The editors invite abstracts for publications on 1. Shame, Power and Cultural Identity in Media (Bloomsbury Publishing) 2. Watching with Shame: Affects and Ethics in Media Spectatorship (Projections: The Journal for Movies and Mind) Deadline: 3 April 2026
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Reminder: New Horizons Award The BSA awards up to two New Horizons Awards for the best papers submitted to the Annual Conference by a member of a group traditionally underrepresented in Aesthetics. Deadline: 2 March 2026 Find out how to apply here:
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New Horizons Award
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British Journal of Aesthetics @britjaesth.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
🚨 The British Journal of Aesthetics is calling for proposals for guest-edited special issues to be published in the BJA in 2028. We welcome applications either for individual or for joint guest editors. 🚨 Deadline: 1st March 2026 Details here: british-aesthetics.org/british-jour...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
BSA News: A.W. Eaton Named 2026 Wollheim Lecturer We are pleased to announce that A.W. Eaton will be the Richard Wollheim Lecturer at the BSA Annual Conference at Oxford University, September 11-13! A.W. Eaton is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
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British Journal of Aesthetics @britjaesth.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
You want a definitional criterion for spatial art? You are a baby. We have THIRTEEN definitional criteria. Open access, too. 🔓 doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky
What, if anything, is artistic about, say, the way Alvar Aalto’s Paimio Chair (1932) models physical matter in space? about the way a Vivienne Westwood mini-crini—a skirt, launched in 1985, which combines the construction of the nineteenth-century crinoline with that of a mini-skirt—shapes the body of its wearer? and about the way Laila Gohar’s gastronomic creations are presented to the public for visual and tactile exploration? A better understanding of the arts of space should help us answer these questions.
-  Elisa Caldarola, What is a Spatial Art?
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Wollheim Symposium 2026 | Call for Abstracts Pictorial Meaning and the Body in Richard Wollheim’s Psychoanalytic Aesthetics Oxford, 14-15 July 2026 Deadline for Abstracts: 31 March 2026 Find the CfP here: british-aesthetics.org/pictorial-me...
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Wollheim Symposium | Call for Abstracts - The British Society of Aesthetics
Pictorial Meaning and the Body in Richard Wollheim’s Psychoanalytic AestheticsSymposium14-15 July 2026St John’s College, Oxford Supported by the British Society of Aesthetics Organizers: Louise Braddo...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Mind, Art, Knowledge Symposium | Call for Proposals Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2026 british-aesthetics.org/mind-art-kno...
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Mind, Art, Knowledge Symposium | Call for Proposals - The British Society of Aesthetics
Mind, Art, Knowledge: Dialogues between Cognitive Science, Artistic Practice, and PhilosophyLUCA School of Arts/ Palace of the Academies/Cinematek, Brussels, Belgium. 15-17 June 2026Organised by Maart...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
There are still 5 days left to apply for the BSA connection award! The British Society of Aesthetics is looking to fund one conference with a grant of up to £10,000 for its Connections series of conferences. Deadline for proposals is Monday 19 January 2026. british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/bs...
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BSA Connections - The British Society of Aesthetics
The British Society of Aesthetics is pleased to announce a tenth round of funding for its Connections series of conferences. The Society is looking to fund one conference with a grant of up to £10,000...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The British Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference 11-13 September 2026 | Oxford The BSA Annual Conference is open for submissions for symposia, papers, and student papers in all areas of philosophical aesthetics. Deadline: 2 March 2026 Find the CFP here: british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/an...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The BSA essay prize competition is open to early-career researchers. The winning author will receive £1,500 and an opportunity to present the paper at the Society’s annual conference. The winning essay will normally be published in the BJA. british-aesthetics.org/bsa-essay-pr...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We're once again taking submissions for the New Horizons Award. Two honorariums are available for the best papers submitted to the Annual Conference by a member of a group traditionally underrepresented in philosophical aesthetics. Deadline March 2nd. british-aesthetics.org/new-horizons...
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New Horizons Award - The British Society of Aesthetics
As part of our commitment to increasing diversity and inclusion within British aesthetics and philosophy of art, the British Society of Aesthetics will bestow up to two New Horizons Awards for the bes...
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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The British Society of Aesthetics is pleased to announce a tenth round of funding for its Connections series of conferences. The Society is looking to fund one conference with a grant of up to £10,000. british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/bs...
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BSA Connections - The British Society of Aesthetics
The British Society of Aesthetics is pleased to announce a tenth round of funding for its Connections series of conferences. The Society is looking to fund one conference with a grant of up to £10,000...
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