British Society of Aesthetics

The British Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference

St. Edmund Hall, Oxford

September 5-7, 2008

Deadline: May 12th


Papers in philosophical aesthetics should be submitted with a 200 word abstract and formatted for blind review (author's name, etc, on  separate cover page). Papers should not exceed 3500 words (30  minutes reading time). Abstracts cannot be considered in lieu of papers.


There are up to 3 slots reserved for graduate papers (to be marked as such when submitted) with a £50 prize to be awarded to the best one.

Submissions should be submitted in Word format by email to Derek Matravers: D.C.Matravers@open.ac.uk

Conference to be held at the Courtauld Institute of Art Research Forum
16th – 17th May, 2008

The fundamental question that the conference will address is: What is the relationship between sculpture and the sense of touch?  Under this broad focus, contributors are invited to examine a number of more specific issues.  For example:

How do sculptors anticipate the possibility of physical interaction with their work?

• In what sense does beholding sculpture enlist tactile sensations, even where direct physical contact is impossible? 
• How do sculptors anticipate the possibility of physical interaction with their work?
• Does sculpture have a privileged relationship to the sense of touch?
• Are there sculptures that repel or avoid the sense of touch? 
• Is talk about touch and sculpture largely metaphorical?
• In what ways are tactile sensations mediated by vision?
• How far should art historical theory and language draw on the insights of the psychology and physiology of touch?
  

A central issue will be the extent to which the relationship between sculpture and touch is historically and culturally determined.  But it will be equally important to identify overarching issues that cross these boundaries.  In order to draw out these broader issues, the sessions will be organised thematically rather than chronologically.  Possible themes might include (but are not limited to): handheld sculpture; the artist’s touch; the beholder’s touch; untouchable sculpture; materials and tactility.

Deadlines (ongoing): At least one month in advance of any regular issue.

The Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics Online seeks contributions. All essays should be prepared for blind review. Essays are meant to be kept short, generally aiming at 2500 - 3000 words (or roughly the length of a 30 minute conference paper). The philosophical level of essays should be such as to encourage serious and focused academic thought at a level appropriate to postgraduate's topics of interest. Also, authors are asked to avoid lengthy footnotes and include page references within the body of the text, while source materials should be collected at the end of the essay. Authors working in philosophical traditions other than analytic philosophy are of course welcome.  As this is an entirely web-based format, essays should be submitted via email.

To avoid difficulties with word processing formats, we request that all emailed should be saved and sent in Rich Text Format (.rtf). Essays in an acceptable format will be refereed blind by a member of the editorial board. Please direct all submissions and editorial questions to the editor via email at: PGJeditor@british-aesthetics.org. PLEASE INCLUDE "PJA" IN THE EMAIL SUBJECT HEADING.

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