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The Rocky Mountain Division of the American Society for Aesthetics will hold its annual meeting at the Drury Plaza Hotel in Santa Fe, NM, July 10-12, 2026. The meeting is being organized by the RMASA officers:
- Bethany Henning, President
- Jamie Dow, Vice-President
- Matthew Williams-Wyant, Secretary
- Emmie Malone, Past-President
Click here to read more about the ASA Rocky Mountain Division's History.
The Rocky Mountain Division is now accepting abstract submissions. Please click here for the Call for Abstracts. The deadline for submission is March 15, 2026. As additional information becomes available, it will be posted here. Registration for the meeting will open in January 2026.
The Rocky Mountain Division is pleased to announce the invited speakers for 2026!
Manuel Davenport Keynote Address: Cynthia Willett (Emory University) 
Cynthia Willett is the Samuel Candler Dobb's professor of philosophy at Emory University. Her current book project, A Musicology of Everyday Life, is a study of the social dynamic of musical and vibrational atmospheres through New Phenomenology, Resonance Theory, and Attunement Theory. This study probes the nuances of tone, rhythm, vibration, timbre for ethical cultures within and across human and non-human social groups. Her ongoing research focuses on three key areas: music/tragedy/blues; transspecies cosmopolitanism; and humor/irony. The research is anchored in ancient and contemporary concepts of eros and hubris; call and response; affective attunements and dissonances; symbolic social space and its violations.
Michael Manson Artist Keynote Address: Liz Harris
Liz Harris is an artist based on the North Oregon coast. She has recorded and performed since 2005 under the names Grouper, Nivhek, Raum, Helen and Mirrorring; and releases music and art editions on her imprint YELLOWELECTRIC, as well as kranky records.
Harris’ project Nivhek has received various commissions and has been presented internationally, including performances and installations in Bergen, Murmansk, Munich, Krakow and London. Her most recent commission from Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, ENGINE, combines field recordings of drag races and train yards with string arrangements. The work began inside a decade-long obsession with engine noise.
IRENE H. CHAYES TRAVEL FUND: RMASA has $1,000 (total) provided by the American Society for Aesthetics to support travel to the meeting for persons with papers accepted for the program who have no other access to professional travel funds at their teaching institution(s) during the academic year.
To be eligible for a travel grant from these funds:
• You must be a member of ASA in good standing in the calendar year of the paper submission and presentation and you must register for the meeting.
• Eligible persons include faculty members, independent scholars, and students.
Friends of RMD: We are eager to raise additional travel funds for the 2026 meeting for people without travel support. No donation too small! Click here to donate online with a credit card. Travel Suggestions
Airports: Santa Fe is well-served by both the Santa Fe and Albuquerque airports.
Trains: Amtrak has service to Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
Ground Travel: Major shuttle services (e.g., Groome) will drop you off and pick you up right at the hotel.
All of the ASA divisional meetings are organized by teams of volunteers. If you have attended several of these meetings, please step up to volunteer to help at a future meeting.
POLICIES The ASA Policies will be in effect for this meeting. The RMASA Ombudsperson will be present throughout the meeting. Guidelines for Accommodations at ASA Meetings ASA Rocky Mountain By-laws
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