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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Aug 19

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Aug 12

What makes art honest—and does it matter? I talk with philosopher Jeremy Page about self-expression, deeper truths, and when bending facts works (or doesn’t). From memoirs to Marvel, Seinfeld to stand-up, we explore honesty’s role across genres. Check it out!!!

Ep. 84: Artistic Honesty & Truth in Art | A Discussion with Jeremy Page

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Jul 29

Happy to report that @lizscar.bsky.social's and my article "Patina of Sound: Valuing Vinyl Records as Relics of Aged Interaction," was just published by ESPES. The Slovak Journal of Aesthetics as part of a symposium on Art, Aesthetics, and the Sense of Touch edited by @carolynkorsmeyer.bsky.social!

Patina of Sound: Valuing Vinyl Records as Relics of Aged Interaction | Polite | ESPES. The Slovak Journal of Aesthetics

Patina of Sound: Valuing Vinyl Records as Relics of Aged Interaction

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Jul 28

Check out the incomparable Jennifer Judkins' generous and enthusiastic review of *Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Re-recording: The Art of Taylor’s Versions* at JAAC!!! doi.org/10.1093/jaac...

Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Re-recording: The Art of Taylor’s Versions

If you follow Brandon Polite’s work, and you should, you will immediately recognize this anthology’s roots in his Bloomsbury Contemporary Aesthetics Case S

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Jul 18

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emmie malone 🏳️‍⚧️ @emmiemalone.bsky.social · Jul 18

excited to say the incomparable @news4wombats.bsky.social, @politephilosopher.bsky.social, and I's paper, "Music Genres as Historical Individuals", was accepted for publication in the British Journal of Aesthetics! The preprint is available here: philpapers.org/rec/MALMGA

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Jul 9

New episode: I talk with Cynthia Freeland about the aesthetics of Korean dramas (K-dramas). We discuss romance, reincarnation, censorship, class, fate, white panel vans, why Band-Aids can be sexy, and much, much more. Check it out!!! youtu.be/5L6L0nJ2N1k

Ep. 83: The Aesthetics of K-Dramas | A Discussion with Cynthia Freeland

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Jul 2

New episode: Adriana Clavel-Vázquez and I discuss how racism shapes aesthetic perception, why seeing is never neutral, and how art helps us learn (and can help us unlearn) harmful perceptual habits. Check it out!!!

Ep. 82: Racialized Aesthetic Perception & Oppression | A Discussion with Adriana Clavel-Vázquez

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Jun 26

Check out my interview with @strohltopia.bsky.social on his most recent book, Hard to Watch: How to Fall in Love with Difficult Movies (link in the comments)!!! We focus on how algorithms harm our tastes and how to resist them, the values of humility and boredom, and much more. youtu.be/GJRFHSoe7pA

Ep. 81: Resisting Algorithms & Appreciating Difficult Movies | A Discussion with Matt Strohl

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Jun 14

I like that you think students read the acknowledgements!

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Jun 13

I'll second Zheng's "Yellow Fever" paper. I'll also suggest Adriana Clavel-Vázquez's "Controlling (Mental) Images and the Aesthetic Perception of Racialized Bodies." One of the best discussions I've had with students in years was on that paper. journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...

Controlling (Mental) Images and the Aesthetic Perception of Racialized Bodies

Aesthetic evaluations of human bodies have important implications for moral recognition and for individuals’ access to social and material goods. Unfortunately, there is a widespread aesthetic disrega...

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · May 15

Duncan Jones's Moon (2009) is amazing, with out-of-this-world starring performances (in multiple roles) from Sam Rockwell.

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Apr 28

Tomorrow!!!

Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social · Apr 28

⏰ Tomorrow!
@politephilosopher.bsky.social talks Taylor Swift, re-recording, the questions it raises & the lessons we can learn. Join us for a dive into the battle of art vs commerce!

Register here: bit.ly/43QOONU

Join us for the next Bloomsbury Lecture on Tuesday, April 29th at 4pm BST/11am EDT, as Brandon Polite talks about the lessons we can learn from Taylor Swift's project of re-recording her first six studio albums.

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Apr 18

The revolutionary article that Aaron Meskin and I wrote, "Why Record Shops Matter Aesthetically," which is forthcoming in JAAC, is now available online. If you can access it, check it out!!!! doi.org/10.1093/jaac...

Why Record Shops Matter Aesthetically: A Case Study in Aesthetic Institutions1

Abstract. After nearly being killed off by CDs in the 1980s and 1990s, and despite the rise of streaming services like Spotify, vinyl records have had a ma

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Apr 12

Check me out as I talk about what Taylor's Versions can teach us about the nature of versions more generally.

Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · Apr 11

Join us on April 29th for the next Bloomsbury Lecture, as @politephilosopher.bsky.social talks about Taylor Swift and her project of re-recording her first six studio albums.

Register here: bit.ly/43QOONU

Tuesday April 29th, 4pm BST/11 AM EDT, join Brandon Polite as he talks about the lessons of Taylor Swift's project of re-recording her first six studio albums.

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Apr 4

Holy shit!

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Mar 29

LADY IN RED

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Mar 29

Also, Celine Leboeuf's "Anatomy of the Thigh Gap" and Adriana Clavel-Vazquez's "Controlling (mental) images and the aesthetic perception of racialized bodies," which I taught a couple months ago, are the best class discussions I've had in years. The latter might be a bit advanced.

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Mar 29

Literally anything on this syllabus: brandonpolite.weebly.com/uploads/9/4/...

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Mar 20

Philosophical roommates....

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Brandon Polite @politephilosopher.bsky.social · Mar 11

Check out my interview with Eva Dadlez about tattoos. We discuss evolving attitudes toward tattoos regarding issues of gender, class, morality, and their status as a legitimate art form, and much, much more!!!

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