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2022 in Tallinn
The ESA Conference 2022 is to be held on 28–30 June 2022 at Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn. The keynote speakers are Emmanuel Alloa, Jacques Rancière, and Virve Sarapik.
Call for Abstracts 2022
The European Society for Aesthetics invites you to submit an abstract of a paper for presentation at the ESA Conference. You can submit panel proposal. The deadline is January 15, 2022.
Essay Prize Competition
Submit your paper to the ESA Essay Prize for PhD students and early career researchers. The prize was launched in 2017 in memory Fabian Dorsch, a co-founder and the first secretary of the European Society for Aesthetics.
Newsletter 2/2022
You can download a new issue of the ESA newsletter, published on November 21, 2021. Enjoy!
Become a member of the ESA
After you register, your request will be sent to the site administrator for approval.You will then receive an email with further instructions. Membership in the ESA is free.
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About the ESA

Aims

The goal has been to establish the ESA as one of the main research and communication platforms for people interested in aesthetics, with a special focus on aesthetics in Europe.

More specifically, the aim is to promote philosophical and other academic research and teaching in aesthetics and the theory of art, and in particular to encourage exchange between those pursuing these activities in different parts of Europe, and in the diverse traditions that European aesthetics involves.

In particular, the ESA aims:

  • To distribute information about the activities of national and regional societies for aesthetics in Europe;
  • To organise regular international conferences and meetings for the discussion of topics in aesthetics;
  • To publish, or help with the publication of, high quality research in aesthetics done by European researchers.

The ESA Essay Prize for PhD students and early career researchers was launched in 2017 in memory Fabian Dorsch, a co-founder and a first secretary of the European Society for Aesthetics. Its former winners include Irene Martínez Marín (2019), Mark Windsor (2018), and Servaas van der Berg (2017).

If you would like to get involved, please contact us or join the ESA.

You may also want to take a look at the statutes of the ESA.

History

The European Society for Aesthetics was founded in 2008 at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), where it has been based ever since.

The ESA executive committee has been elected five times by the members of the ESA during the ESA Assembly meetings: in 2009 in Fribourg (Presidency and Committee), in 2012 in Guimarães/Braga (Committee), in 2015 in Dublin (Presidency and Committee), in 2018 in Maribor (Committee), in 2022 in Tallinn (Presidency and Committee).

NameAffiliationESA committee memberOffices
Claire AnscombLiverpool, UK2022-
María José Alcaraz LeónMurcia, Spain2022-
Jochen SchuffBerlin, Germany2022-Programme chair (2022 – )
Pauline von BonsdorffJyväskylä, Finland2018-President, (2022 – )
Iris VidmarRijeka, Croatia2018-Editor of the Proceedings (2018 – 2019),
Secretary (2020 – )
Tereza HadravováPrague, Czechia2018-Webmaster and the Newsletter (2020 – )
Elena TavaniNaples, Italy2018-
Adam AndrzejewskiWarsaw, Poland2018-Treasurer (2018 – )
Regina-Nino MionTallinn, Estonia2018-Conference chair (2020 – )
Vítor MouraGuimarães, Portugal2018-Editor of the Proceedings (2020 – )
Connell VaughanDublin, Ireland2017-Editor of the Proceedings (2017 – )
Daniel Martin FeigeBerlin, Germany2015 – 2022Programme chair (2018– 2022)
Karen SimecekWarwick, UK2015 – 2022Conference chair (2018 –  2019),
Secretary (2018 – 2020)
Alessandro BertinettoUdine, Italy2012 – 2018Editor of the Proceedings (2010), Programme chair (2012-2018)
Matilde Carrasco BarrancoMurcia, Spain2012 – 2018Conference chair (2012 – 2018)
Zsolt BátoriBudapest, Hungary2012 – 2018
Isabelle Rieusset-LemariéParis, France2012 – 2018
Kalle PuolakkaHelsinki, Finland2012 – 2018Secretary (2013 – 2018)
Dan-Eugen RatiuCluj, Romania2012 – 2018Editor of the Proceedings (2012 – 2017)
John ZeimbekisGrenoble, France;
Patras, Greece		2012 – 2018Editor of the Proceedings (2011), Treasurer (2012 – 2018)
Josef FrüchtlAmsterdam, Netherlands2012 – 2017
Jakub StejskalPrague, Czechia2009 – 2015Editor of the Proceedings (2011)
Fabian DorschFribourg, Switzerland2009 – 2015Secretary (2009 – 2013),
Editor of the Proceedings (2009 – 2016)
Catrin MisselhornTübingen, Germany2009 – 2015
Francisca Pérez CarreñoMurcia, Spain2009 – 2012President (2015 – 2022)
Robert HopkinsSheffield, UK2009 – 2015President (2009 – 2015)
Arto HaapalaHelsinki, Finland2009 – 2012
Simo SääteläBergen, Norway2009 – 2012
Cain ToddLancaster, UK2009 – 2012Editor of the Proceedings (2010)

Executive Committee

The European Society for Aesthetics is run by a eleven-person strong executive committee which includes the president, the secretary and the treasurer of the ESA, as well as the organiser of the annual conferences, the programme chair of those meetings and the editors of the ESA proceedings. The offices of the ESA include also a webmaster, who however need not be a member of the committee.

For any inquiries, please contact the holder of the office pertaining closest to your question(s) or comment(s). If unsure, please contact the secretary of the ESA.

PRESIDENT

Pauline von Bonsdorff (Jyväskylä) — Email: pauline.v.bonsdorff[at]jyu.fi 

SECRETARY

Iris Vidmar (Rijeka) — Email: secretary[at]eurosa.org or ividmar[at]ffri.uniri.hr

TREASURER

Adam Andrzejewski (Warsaw) — Email: treasurer[at]eurosa.org

CONFERENCE ORGANISER

Regina-Nino Mion (Tallinn) — Email: conference[at]eurosa.org

PROGRAMME CHAIRS

Jochen Schuff (Berlin) — Email: conference[at]eurosa.org

EDITORS OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Connell Vaughan (Dublin) — Email: proceedings[at]eurosa.org

Vitor Moura (Guimarães) — Email: proceedings[at]eurosa.org

WEBMASTER AND NEWSLETTER

Tereza Hadravová (Prague) — Email: tereza.hadravova@ff.cuni.cz

EVENTS MANAGER

María José Alcaraz León (Murcia) – Email: events[at]eurosa.org

OTHER MEMBERS

Elena Tavani (Naples) — Email: etavani@unior.it

Claire Anscomb (Liverpool)

Journals and Societies

Academic Journals

Academic Societies

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