ASA Organization - American Society For Aesthetics

ASA Organization

American Society for Aesthetics

The American Society for Aesthetics was founded in 1942 to promote study, research, discussion, and publication in aesthetics. "Aesthetics," in this connection, is understood to include all studies of the arts and related types of experience from a philosophic, scientific, or other theoretical standpoint, including those of psychology, sociology, anthropology, cultural history, art criticism, and education. "The arts" include the visual arts, literature, music, and theater arts.

The ASA publishes the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, the ASA Newsletter, and this web site. All publications are free to members. The Society meets annually in the fall and its regional divisions in the spring and summer. The ASA sponsors the Danto and Wollheim Lectures at its annual meeting.

Constitution and Bylaws

Contact Information

American Society for Aesthetics
c/o Julie Van Camp
1550 Larimer St. #644
Denver CO 80202-1602

Secretary-Treasurer

Charitable Contributions

The ASA is organized under the laws of Ohio as a nonprofit corporation. It has been ruled a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization by the United States Treasury Department, as an organization operated exclusively for educational purposes. Contributions, gifts, and bequests to the Society are deductible on Federal income tax returns, to the maximum extent allowed by law.

Officers and Trustees

President: Paul C. Taylor, UCLA (2025)
Vice President: James Shelley, Auburn University (2025)
Past President: David Davies, McGill University (2025)
Secretary-Treasurer: Julie C. Van Camp, California State University, Long Beach (2025)

Sondra Bacharach, Victoria University of Wellington (2025)
John Dyck, Auburn University (2027)
Saul Fisher, Mercy University (2027)
Michalle Gal, Shenkar College (2026)
Jonathan Gilmore, Baruch College/CUNY Graduate Center (2028)
Jennifer Judkins, UCLA (2025)
Brandon Polite, Knox College (2026)
Elizabeth Scarbrough, Florida International University (2027)
Sonia Sedivy, University of Toronto (2026)
Sandra Shapshay, Hunter College/CUNY Graduate Center (2028)

Committee on Discrimination, Harassment, and Respectful Behaviors		Finance Committee
Jeanette Bicknell, Bicknell Mediation, Ombudsperson (2024)		Jonathan Neufeld,* College of Charleston, Chair
Remei Capdevila-Werning, Harvard University (2025)		David Davies, McGill University
Wesley "Ley" Cray, Independent Scholar (2025)		Saul Fisher, Mercy University
Jayson Miller, Warren Wilson College (2026)		Jonathan Gilmore, Baruch College/CUNY Graduate Center
Charles Peterson,* Oberlin College (2025)		Jennifer Judkins, UCLA
Susan Spaid, Independent Scholar (2026)		James Shelley, Auburn University
J. Lenore Wright, Baylor University (2026)		Paul C. Taylor, UCLA
		Julie C. Van Camp, California State University, Long Beach
Appointments Committee		Nominations Committee
James Shelley, Auburn University, chair		Michalle Gal, Shenkar College, chair
Alex King,* Simon Fraser University		Sondra Bacharach, Victoria University of Wellington
Brandon Polite, Knox College		Charles Peterson,* Oberlin College
Sandra L. Shapshay, Hunter College/CUNY Graduate Center		Sandra L. Shapshay, Hunter College/CUNY Graduate Center
Paul C. Taylor, UCLA		James Shelley, Auburn University
Julie C. Van Camp, California State University, Long Beach		Julie C. Van Camp, California State University, Long Beach
Diversity Committee		Feminist Caucus Committee
Saul Fisher, Mercy University, chair		Wiebke Deimling, Clark University, co-chair
Hannah Kim, University of Arizona, vice-chair		Elizabeth Scarbrough, Florida International University, co-chair
		Susan Spaid, Independent Scholar, co-chair
Mentoring Project		ASA Newsletter
John Gibson, University of Louisville, Co-Chair		Julia Minarik, University of Toronto, Co-editor
Andrew Kania, Trinity University, Co-Chair		Mary Beth Willard, Weber State University, Co-editor

Prizes and Awards (ad hoc)		Transition (ad hoc)
Sonia Sedivy, University of Toronto, chair		Sherri Irvin,* University of Oklahoma, Co-Chair
John Dyck, Auburn University		Brian Soucek,* University of California, Davis, Co-Chair
Elizabeth Scarbrough, Florida International University		Cynthia Freeland,* University of Houston
James Shelley, Auburn University		Aaron Meskin,* University of Georgia
		Sonia Sedivy, University of Toronto
		James Shelley, Auburn University
		Nicholas Whittaker,* City University of New York