Danto Speaker Announced for ASA Annual Meeting

The Arthur C. Danto Memorial Lecture at the 82nd ASA Annual Meeting will be presented by Norman Teague, Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Teague is a Chicago-based designer and educator whose practice focuses on using design as an agent for change and as a mechanism to empower black and brown communities. The lecture will be given on Friday evening at the meeting.

The Presidential Lecture will be delivered by Paul C. Taylor on Thursday evening. Taylor is the Presidential Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses primarily on aesthetics, the philosophy of race, American philosophy, and Africana philosophy.

The Annual Meeting will be held October 23-26, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois at the Palmer House by Hilton. On-line registration and lodging booking are now available on the ASA web site. The preliminary program schedule will be posted in early June. Persons interested in serving as a commentator or chair should contact the program co-chairs, Christopher Bartel (bartelcj@appstate.edu) and Anthony Cross (anthony.cross@txstate.edu)

Discounted rooms are available at the conference hotel at $179 single/double (with NO destination/resort fee), until September 21 or until the ASA room block is gone, whichever comes first. The ASA booking code will be provided when registering for the meeting.  Information about travel to Chicago and highlights of the city for visitors is available on the meeting web site and on the meeting app Grupio.