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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 · Jun 23

Registration for this year's conference is now OPEN.

Featuring another fantastic programme of keynote lectures, papers and symposia.

You can find out more and register below.

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BSA Annual Conference - The British Society of Aesthetics

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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · 10d

The British Society of Aesthetics seeks to appoint a paid, part-time Editor for its website, newsletter, and social media. Applicants will be expected to be UK-based postgraduates working in aesthetics.

The deadline for applications is 22 October 2025.

Position Available: BSA Website & Social Media Editor - The British Society of Aesthetics

The British Society of Aesthetics seeks to appoint a paid, part-time Editor for its website, newsletter, and social media. DUTIES OF POST WEBSITEThe Editor will be responsible for editing and maintain...

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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · Aug 6

Don't miss out on this year's annual conference!

We've got an awesome line-up of speakers and symposia for you on all things aesthetics.

Ticket discounts are available for society members and students.

Find out more and register over at our website.

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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · Jul 7

Today is the last day to apply for the BSA's Undergraduate Diversity Initiative - don't miss out!

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British Journal of Aesthetics @britjaesth.bsky.social · Jul 7

In our new issue, Panos Paris argues for an account on which one of three types of wellformedness are necessary for the instantiation of beauty. Open access, people, open access. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

[O]n the one hand, by far the longest-standing theories of beauty construed it as partly objective and dependent on form; on the other hand, many of late think that there is little we can say about what makes objects beautiful, other than that they please us.
- Panos Paris, On Beauty and Wellformedness

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British Journal of Aesthetics @britjaesth.bsky.social · Jun 17

Katharine Jenkins articulates a way of dealing with unjust operas that she calls ‘reparative staging’ in this advance article. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

The idea of refraining from performing certain works on the grounds of their apparent racism or sexism may raise the spectre of artistic censorship, but this is a red herring: there need not be any kind of formal or informal prohibition in place for an opera company to simply decide to use their limited resources to put on an opera that isn’t racist or sexist.
- Katharine Jenkins, ‘Her Fresh Voice’:
Reparatively Staging Puccini’s Turandot with Andrea Dworkin

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British Journal of Aesthetics @britjaesth.bsky.social · Jun 17

Three authors look at how the performing arts intersect with questions of epistemic justice in this advance article. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Because they provide pre-reflective, non-propositional knowledge about the environment (what can be done pragmatically or epistemically), and because they can form the basis to acquire reflective, propositional knowledge of this environment, affordances and the worlds they constitute for individuals become a matter of epistemic justice if their distribution between groups is unduly biased.
- Camille Zimmermann, Pierre Poirier, & Amandine Catala, Performing Arts and Affordances: Moving toward Epistemic Justice through Embodied Learning

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British Journal of Aesthetics @britjaesth.bsky.social · Jun 19

Aesthetics in the post-truth age. Karl Axelsson reviews an "outstanding contribution" from Ole Martin Skilleås in this advance article. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Ironically, Skilleås’ tightly-knit account occasionally strikes me as just a bit too faithful to precisely the kind of binary that popular immediacy itself profits from.
- Karl Axlesson, Review of Ole Martin Skilleås’ ‘Aesthetic Expertise: An Exploration and Defense’

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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · Jun 23

BSA Annual Conference - The British Society of Aesthetics

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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · Jun 10

Both authors will be encouraged to review their papers for submission to the British Journal of Aesthetics.

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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · Jun 10

Felipe Zárate Guerrero (Durham University) has won an award for his paper, ‘What is True in Massive Serialised Collaborative Fictions? A Case for Serial Departure’, also to be presented at this year's conference.

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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · Jun 10

Zeynep Çelik (Bilkent University) has won an award for her paper, ‘Collective Authorship in Theatrical Works: A Hierarchical Account’, which she will present at this year's conference.

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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · Jun 10

Congratulations to this year's New Horizons winners.

We bestow up to two awards for the best papers submitted to the Annual Conference by members of groups traditionally underrepresented in philosophical aesthetics.

The award includes a £500 honorarium and up to £1000 for conference expenses.

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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · Jun 9

Undergraduate Diversity Initiative

The BSA aims to encourage UK undergraduates from underrepresented groups to consider further study in philosophical aesthetics.

We therefore fund several places for students at our annual conference.

Find out more below.

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Undergraduate Diversity Initiative - The British Society of Aesthetics

UNDERGRADUATE DIVERSITY INITIATIVE for the BSA CONFERENCE In an effort to increase diversity in British aesthetics and philosophy of art, the British Society of Aesthetics launched this new initiative...

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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · Apr 28

The latest BSA Newsletter is out.

If you aren't signed up, you can read and subscribe at the link below for bi-monthly updates in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art.

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The Aesthetics Newsletter – April

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British Society of Aesthetics @britaesthetics.bsky.social · Apr 9

The BSA invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral award in aesthetics, to the value of £30,000 per annum with up to £3,000 additional geographical allowance, to start in the Autumn term 2025.

Postdoctoral Award - The British Society of Aesthetics

The British Society for Aesthetics invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral award in philosophical aesthetics, to the value of £30,000 per annum with up to £3,000 additional geographical allow...

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