-----Original Message----- From: Dominic McIver Lopes <[email protected]> To: news <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, May 8, 2013 10:53 am Subject: [AE] Fwd: Call for Registration: bThe Limits of the Aestheticb (Durham, UK)
Begin forwarded message: From: Alan Bowden <[email protected]> Subject: Call for Registration: bThe Limits of the Aestheticb (Durham, UK) Date: 8 May, 2013 04:55:55 PDT Reply-To: Alan Bowden <[email protected]> bThe Limits of the Aestheticb B (Monday 24th June 2013) Tristram Room, St. Johnbs College, 3 South Bailey, Durham. 10.00 - 17.00 Participants: Emily Brady (Edinburgh), Aaron Meskin (Leeds), Elisabeth Schellekens (Durham), Peter Lamarque (York), Greg Currie (Nottingham), Andrew Huddleston (Oxford), Alan Bowden (Durham). Recent years have seen sustained arguments being made for the pervasiveness and significance of aesthetic experience in everyday life, ranging from experiences of itches and scratches, domestic interiors and the weather, smells and tastes, sports and dance, and the commute to work, amongst others. These arguments and claims are intended to expand the domain of the experiences and objects we might legitimately regard as aesthetically significant. Perhaps unsurprisingly, such claims have met with opposition from theorists concerned to reserve the concept of the aesthetic for more traditional experiences involving valuing bfor its own sakeb, self-conscious appreciation and judgement, certain cognitive prerequisites which only a limited number of senses can provide, and the possibility of critical discourse. The aim of this workshop is, therefore, to clarify and explore the issues surrounding contemporary attempts to extend the range of the aesthetic. The questions we will consider include, but are not limited to: b" What underlying conceptions of the aesthetic, aesthetic experience, aesthetic value, and aesthetic properties are at play in current debates? b" How might contemporary research in areas such as perception, attention, awareness, and the senses impact on debates surrounding everyday aesthetic experience? b" Are there limits on the kinds or combinations of senses that may be involved in aesthetic experience? b" Do everyday aesthetic experiences fail to satisfy cognitive or phenomenological prerequisites for aesthetic experience? b" Can there be aesthetic experiences or experiences of aesthetic properties of which we are barely aware? The workshop will consist of a number of formal and informal talks, panel discussions, and open discussion. Lunch and refreshments will be provided as part of the registration fee of B#5. If you would like to attend this please let me know as soon as possible. We have a small number of Analysis Bursaries for postgraduates which will cover up to 50% of accommodation and registration costs up to a value of B#17.50. Please indicate your interest when you register. (There is limited bed and breakfast accommodation available at St. Johnbs College). To register to attend, please e-mail a.m.bowden[at]durham.ac.uk. Places are limited, so please e-mail to reserve a place. There will be a workshop fee of B#5. We ask that attendees pay the fee on the day whilst registering (cheques payable to bDurham Universityb)._______________________________________________ news mailing list [email protected] http://lists.aesthetics-online.org/listinfo.cgi/news-aesthetics-online.org
