Moser and Xhignesse Reappointed as ASA Newsletter Co-Editors

The American Society for Aesthetics is pleased to announce that Shelby Moser and Michel-Antoine Xhignesse have been reappointed by the ASA Board of Trustees to three-year terms as co-editors of the ASA Newsletter.

Moser's term extends from 2020-2023. Xhignesse's terms extends from 2021 - 2024. Both are term-limited after two three-year terms. A call for applications will be extended when their positions become vacant.

Moser received her PhD at the University of Kent, after receiving her MA from California State University, Los Angeles, in art history, postmodern philosophy, and ancient Middle Eastern studies and another MA from University of Kent in philosophy of art. She served a three-year term as editor of the Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics, published by the British Society of Aesthetics and has co-organized the ASA Pacific meeting. She has published work on video games and street art.

Xhignesse teaches at Capilanu University in Canada. He served as Managing Editor of ASAGE (the ASA Graduate E-journal) from 2014-16 and has been a frequent participant at ASA Annual and Divisional Meetings. He has also co-organized the ASA Eastern Meeting and edited the 5th edition of the Graduate Guide to Aesthetics in North America. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from McGill University, where his dissertation was directed by David Davies, Michael Blome-Tillmann, and Sherri Irvin. He also holds an MA in Philosophy from Queen's University, where his thesis was supervised by Deborah Knight. His BA is from Mount Allison University.

The deadlines for the ASA Newsletter are April 15, August 1, and December 1. Submissions should be sent directly to the co-editors in Word format. They can be reached at: shelby.moser@gmail.com and michelxhignesse@capilanu.ca

Recent issues are available to the public on the ASA web site: https://aesthetics-online.org/page/newsletters