American Society for Aesthetics Calls for Papers and Applications

Southern Aesthetics Workshop: CFP. Deadline: June 15, 2026.
CFP ASA Student Conferences. Proposals accepted at any time.
Grants Proposals accepted at any time.

Other Calls

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Announcements - Upcoming Meetings and More

Society of Dialogical Aesthetics (SoDA) Dialogues on Pod
- Podcast discussing distinguished scholars key questions concerning their lifework

The Aesthetic of Games. Hybrid event.
- June 12-13, 2026
- University of Neuchâtel and virtual via Zoom: Meeting ID: 863 7370 6872; Passcode: A3sofG@m3s
- Attendance is free and open to all (seating is limited in person, so email alexandre.declos@gmail.com if you plan to attend in person)
- Program and detailed information

RMA Music and Philosophy Study Group 2026
- July 9-10, 2026
- Dublin City University
- 10th Conference of the Royal Musical Association Music & Philosophy Study Group

Calls for papers / abstracts

Aesthetic Investigations is a diamond open-access journal published by Open Press Tilburg University on behalf of the Dutch Association of Aesthetics
- General call for new submissions of any of the following four types: Articles, Fresh, Reviews, and Arts & Artists Discussions
- Deadline for submission of abstracts: ongoing
- Information for submission

The Bear and Philosophy
- Seeking submissions focused on any of the show’s myriad philosophical themes. Contributors of accepted essays will receive an honorarium. Abstracts and subsequent essays should be philosophically substantial but accessible, written to engage the intelligent lay reader.
- Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 16, 2026; Deadline for drafts of accepted papers: June 15, 2026
- Information for submission

BJA Special Issue on "Transnational Feminist Aesthetics"
- Deadline: June 15, 2026
- Call for proposals

Debates in Aesthetics Special Issue on Knowledge and Creativity in the Arts
- This issue seeks to investigate the connection between inquiry and creativity in the arts with a new commissioned essay by Professor Keren Gorodeisky (Auburn) entitled ‘"Too Timid a Dictum”: The Art of Living’.
- For this special issue, we invite short articles (3,000-3,500 words excluding references) which respond to the arguments developed in the target article.
- Deadline: June 26, 2026
- Information on submission

Cambridge Forum on AI: Culture and Society invites submissions for its upcoming Themed Issue Ethics and Aesthetics of Generative AI: Authorship, Creativity, Agency
- Deadline for 500 word abstract: July 1, 2026
- Deadline for submission of full papers: November 1, 2026
- Information on submission

Itinera, 32 (2026): The Aesthetic Aspects of Metaphor: Philosophical Perspectives on an Interdisciplinary Dialogue
- This issue of Itinera aims to gather contributions that can broaden the philosophical dialogue on the aesthetic aspects of metaphor.
- Deadline: July 31, 2026
- Information on submission

Bodies of Culture: Somaesthetic Explorlations
- Proposals for a conference on “Bodies of Culture: Somaesthetic Explorations"
- November 6-7, 2026 at FAU’s Boca Raton campus.
- Deadline: August 20, 2026
- Information on submission

Papers for The Polish Journal of Aesthetics on the topic of ‘Art, Aesthetics, and Artificial Intelligence’
- Deadline: August 31, 2026
- Information on submission

Call for Papers: Kant’s Critical System and the Status of Art – a special issue of Giornale di Metafisica
- Deadline: August 31, 2026
- Information on submission

Aisthesis - Book Review or Conference Report
- The journal appears biannually, in spring and autumn, and welcomes insightful academic articles and timely book reviews.
- Fall deadline: September 1, 2026
- Information on submission

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship
- Expressions of interest by: May 22, 2026 to Head of Department elisabeth.schellekens@filosfi.uu.se
- Final deadline: September 9, 2026
- Information on submission

The Dedalus Foundation's 2027 Senior Fellowship (in art history)
- Deadline: September 15, 2026
- Information on submission

Call for Papers: 3rd ENPM Conference: Centre and Periphery in the Philosophy of Music
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland from April 28-30, 2027
- Deadline: October 1, 2026
- Information on submission
- Details for ASA members

Papers for a book symposium dedicated to Dominic McIver Lopes’s latest work, Aesthetic Injustice
- East Asian Journal of Philosophy (EAJP) is pleased to announce a call for papers (approx. 2,000–3,000 words in English or 3,000–5,000 characters in Chinese)
- Deadline: October 31, 2026
- Information on submission