General Assembly & Elections 2012
The next general assembly of the society will take place during the annual conference 2012 in Braga/Guimaraes (i.e., on the 25th, 26th or 27th of June). All members of the ESA are cordially invited to attend. Among other things, it will include the elections for the new executive committee, for which the period of nominations is now open.
ESA Conference 2012
European Society for Aesthetics Conference 2012
Universidade do Minho, Braga & Guimarães, Portugal, 25th - 27th of June, 2012
The European Society for Aesthetics would like to invite you to attend the ESA Conference 2012. The conference is co-organised by the ESA and the Philosophy Department and the School of Architecture at the Universidade do Minho and will take place in Braga and Guimarães from the 25th of June (morning) until the 27th of June (evening) 2012.
Keynote speakers:CFN: Selma Jeanne Cohen Prize in Dance Aesthetics
In memory of Selma Jeanne Cohen, the American Society for Aesthetics established in 2008 a $1000 biennial prize in dance aesthetics, dance theory, or the history of dance. The next prize will be for a critical article or book of distinction published in English in the biennium from July 2010 to June 2012.
CFP: BSA Conference 2012
The British Society of Aesthetics 2012 Annual Conference
21-23 September 2012, Queen’s College, Oxford
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:- Kendall Walton (University of Michigan) will give the Wollheim Memorial Lecture
- Jancis Robinson (www.jancisrobinson.com) will give the Empson Lecture
Deadline for submitted papers: 1 April 2012
CFP: BSA Essay Prize 2012
The British Society of Aesthetics is running an essay prize competition, open to early-career researchers in aesthetics. The aim of the prize is to encourage and reward new talent in the field of aesthetics. The winning author will receive £750 and an opportunity to present the paper at the Society’s 2012 annual conference. The winning essay will normally be published in the British Journal of Aesthetics.
CFP: Aesthetics Today
March 1–2, 2012, Helsinki, Finland, House of Science and Letters
CFP Deadline: Januar 15, 2012
The Finnish Society for Aesthetics will celebrate its 40th anniversary by organizing a two-day seminar on the theme “Aesthetics Today” on the 1st and 2nd of March 2012 at the House of Science and Letters in Helsinki. The keynote speaker of the seminar is Professor Richard Shusterman (Florida Atlantic University).
CFP: Art, Judgement and Criticism
Call For Papers:
Special Issue of Art and Philosophy (Sztuka i Filozofia) on Art, Judgment and Criticism
Papers are invited on all aspects of art, judgment and criticism.
Submission deadline: December 31, 2012
Talks, Meetings, and Conferences
One of the main purposes of the ESA website is to inform people interested in aesthetics about relevant talks, meetings and conferences organised in Europe. Just have a look at the upcoming events on the right or browse through our calendar.