We know many past participants will miss the lovely historic hotel where ASA Eastern has met for many years, but we think you'll like this new location, an historic property in the center of town. The old one is remodeling and eliminating the meeting rooms needed.

Program (Final)

PLENARY ADDRESS: Paul C. Taylor (Professor of Philosophy and African American Studies, Pennsylvania State University) author of Black is Beautiful: A Philosophy of Black Aesthetics (Routledge, 2016; Winner of the ASA Outstanding Monograph Prize for 2017)

• Be sure you have logged into the ASA site FIRST so you are shown the discounted ASA member rates.
• The early-bird discount rate was available through Monday, April 16.
• If you prefer to mail in a check to register, click here for the form to mail into the ASA. Mail-in registrations must be received no later than Monday, April 16.

DEADLINE FOR LODGING AT CONFERENCE RATE: March 29 ($169)

Sorry! The deadline for booking at this rate at the Courtyard Marriott was Thursday, March 29.

GROUND TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS:

• From the Philadelphia Airport: take the Regional Rail service to Suburban Station/15th Street. ($6.75 each way). Walk east across the City Hall plaza to the hotel. http://www.septa.org/welcome/airport.html
• From 30th Street Train Station via subway: take the Market-Frankford subway line east to 13th St. Fare: $2.50 (cash only) http://www.septa.org/maps/transit/mfl.html
• From 30th Street Train Station via taxi: Estimated $11, although wide variance depending on traffic

IRENE H. CHAYES TRAVEL GRANTS

We are pleased to announce the winners of this year's Irene H. Chayes Travel Grants

• Lara Giordano (Kansas City Art Institute)
• Xiaoyan Hu (University of Liverpool)
• Kathryn Wojtkiewicz (CUNY Graduate Center)

Please feel free to direct questions to the Program Co-Chairs: David Clowney (Rowan University) clowney@rowan.edu or John Dyck (CUNY - The Graduate Center) john.dyck@gmail.com