ASA Southern Division Announces Fall Workshop

The Southern Division of the American Society for Aesthetics is pleased to announce a Call for Papers for its fall meeting, October 15-16, 2021.

SOUTHERN AESTHETICS WORKSHOP

Call for Abstracts

The ASA Southern Division announces a two-day workshop, October 15-16, 2021. Pandemic permitting, the workshop will be held in-person at Auburn University; otherwise it will be conducted online (via Zoom). The workshop will be pre-read in format, featuring a total of ten presenters including one keynote speaker. Two senior and two junior presenters will be invited. Submitted papers will fill the remaining slots, with at least two of those five open slots reserved for junior scholars. 

Work in any area of aesthetics & the philosophy of art is welcome, though we encourage submissions that explore issues of special concern in the South, broadly construed. Scholars are welcome to submit no matter where they live or work. The deadline for extended abstracts (no more than 500 words) is 8/2/2021 and decisions will be made by 8/20/2021. Completed papers (no longer than 3500 words) must be sent to commentators by 9/20/2021. Submissions should be sent to SouthernAestheticsWorkshop@gmail.com . The SASA organizing committee will announce whether the workshop will be held in-person no later than 7/15/2021. Submitters should indicate whether they would be able to attend the workshop should it be held in-person.

Submissions will be reviewed by members of the SASA organizing committee and the 2021 conference committee. Commentators and chairs of the pre-read sessions will be drawn from the active members of the Southern Division of the ASA.

All persons on the program other than the invited keynote speaker—including presenters, commentators, and chairs—will be required to be ASA members in 2021 before their names will be announced on the public program. Registration will be $30 if the workshop is held in person; otherwise registration will be free. The workshop will be open to anyone registered. If held virtually, the meeting will follow the practices of the Virtual Summer Aesthetics Festival and other virtual aesthetics events in requiring pre-registration and the use of individual links.

Queries can be sent to SouthernAestheticsWorkshop@gmail.com .

The 2021 Conference Committee is:
John Gibson (University of Louisville)
Madeline Martin-Seaver (Auburn University)
Aaron Meskin (University of Georgia)
Jonathan Neufeld (The College of Charleston)
Elizabeth Scarbrough (Florida International University)
James Shelley (Auburn University)