ASA Southern Division Announces Call for Abstracts

SOUTHERN AESTHETICS WORKSHOP

Call for Abstracts

The ASA Southern Division announces a two-day workshop, October 13-14, 2023. The workshop will be held in-person at Furman University, in Greenville, SC. The workshop will be pre-read in format, featuring a total of ten presenters. The keynote speaker is Laura Leigh Morris, author of Jaws of Life. A senior presenter and a junior presenter are invited. Submitted papers will fill the remaining slots, with at least two of these open slots reserved for junior scholars. 

Work in any area of aesthetics or the philosophy of art is welcome, though we encourage submissions that explore issues of special concern in the South, broadly construed, and issues pertaining particularly to South Carolina, such as food and food culture, cultural appropriation, sites of conflict, monuments, Gullah arts, Piedmont blues, etc. Scholars are welcome to submit no matter where they live or work. The deadline for extended abstracts (no more than 500 words) is 8/4/2023 and decisions will be made by 8/25/2023. Completed papers (no longer than 3500 words) must be sent to commentators by 9/22/2023. Submissions should be sent to  SouthernAestheticsWorkshop@gmail.com .

Submissions will be reviewed by members of the SASA organizing committee and the 2023 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 presentations and commentaries must be in-person.

All persons on the program other than the invited keynote—including presenters, commentators, and chairs—will be required to be ASA members in 2023 before their names will be announced on the public program. Registration will be $30; $10 for students. The workshop will be open to anyone registered.

Queries can be sent to SouthernAestheticsWorkshop@gmail.com

The 2023 Conference Committee is:

• John Gibson (University of Louisville)
• Keren Gorodeisky (Auburn University)
•  Madeline Martin-Seaver (University of South Florida)
• Darren Hudson-Hick (Furman University)
• Sarah Worth (Furman University
• Jay Miller (Warren Wilson College)
• John Dyck (Auburn University)
• Elizabeth Scarbrough (Florida International University)
• Jonathan Neufeld (College of Charleston)