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"Have you heard? There is still time to submit your abstract for the British Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference!" 11-13 September 2026 | Oxford Deadline: 2 March The conference is open for submissions for symposia, papers, and student papers in all areas of aesthetics. Link below 👇

Our new issue is out with not one, not two, but FIVE open access articles 🔓. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics... #philsky

Have a look at this shiny new issue of the BJA! 👇

The Power of Shame in Film and Media The editors invite abstracts for publications on 1. Shame, Power and Cultural Identity in Media (Bloomsbury Publishing) 2. Watching with Shame: Affects and Ethics in Media Spectatorship (Projections: The Journal for Movies and Mind) Deadline: 3 April 2026

Reminder: New Horizons Award The BSA awards up to two New Horizons Awards for the best papers submitted to the Annual Conference by a member of a group traditionally underrepresented in Aesthetics. Deadline: 2 March 2026 Find out how to apply here:

🚨 The British Journal of Aesthetics is calling for proposals for guest-edited special issues to be published in the BJA in 2028. We welcome applications either for individual or for joint guest editors. 🚨 Deadline: 1st March 2026 Details here: british-aesthetics.org/british-jour...

BSA News: A.W. Eaton Named 2026 Wollheim Lecturer We are pleased to announce that A.W. Eaton will be the Richard Wollheim Lecturer at the BSA Annual Conference at Oxford University, September 11-13! A.W. Eaton is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

You want a definitional criterion for spatial art? You are a baby. We have THIRTEEN definitional criteria. Open access, too. 🔓 doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Wollheim Symposium 2026 | Call for Abstracts Pictorial Meaning and the Body in Richard Wollheim’s Psychoanalytic Aesthetics Oxford, 14-15 July 2026 Deadline for Abstracts: 31 March 2026 Find the CfP here: british-aesthetics.org/pictorial-me...

Mind, Art, Knowledge Symposium | Call for Proposals Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2026 british-aesthetics.org/mind-art-kno...

There are still 5 days left to apply for the BSA connection award! The British Society of Aesthetics is looking to fund one conference with a grant of up to £10,000 for its Connections series of conferences. Deadline for proposals is Monday 19 January 2026. british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/bs...

The British Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference 11-13 September 2026 | Oxford The BSA Annual Conference is open for submissions for symposia, papers, and student papers in all areas of philosophical aesthetics. Deadline: 2 March 2026 Find the CFP here: british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/an...

The BSA essay prize competition is open to early-career researchers. The winning author will receive £1,500 and an opportunity to present the paper at the Society’s annual conference. The winning essay will normally be published in the BJA. british-aesthetics.org/bsa-essay-pr...

We're once again taking submissions for the New Horizons Award. Two honorariums are available for the best papers submitted to the Annual Conference by a member of a group traditionally underrepresented in philosophical aesthetics. Deadline March 2nd. british-aesthetics.org/new-horizons...

The British Society of Aesthetics is pleased to announce a tenth round of funding for its Connections series of conferences. The Society is looking to fund one conference with a grant of up to £10,000. british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/bs...

The British Society of Aesthetics seeks to appoint a paid, part-time Editor for its website, newsletter, and social media. Applicants will be expected to be UK-based postgraduates working in aesthetics. The deadline for applications is 22 October 2025.

Don't miss out on this year's annual conference! We've got an awesome line-up of speakers and symposia for you on all things aesthetics. Ticket discounts are available for society members and students. Find out more and register over at our website.

Today is the last day to apply for the BSA's Undergraduate Diversity Initiative - don't miss out! Find out more: british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/an...

In our new issue, Panos Paris argues for an account on which one of three types of wellformedness are necessary for the instantiation of beauty. Open access, people, open access. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Katharine Jenkins articulates a way of dealing with unjust operas that she calls ‘reparative staging’ in this advance article. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Three authors look at how the performing arts intersect with questions of epistemic justice in this advance article. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Aesthetics in the post-truth age. Karl Axelsson reviews an "outstanding contribution" from Ole Martin Skilleås in this advance article. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Registration for this year's conference is now OPEN. Featuring another fantastic programme of keynote lectures, papers and symposia. You can find out more and register below. british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/an...

Congratulations to this year's New Horizons winners. We bestow up to two awards for the best papers submitted to the Annual Conference by members of groups traditionally underrepresented in philosophical aesthetics. The award includes a £500 honorarium and up to £1000 for conference expenses.

Undergraduate Diversity Initiative The BSA aims to encourage UK undergraduates from underrepresented groups to consider further study in philosophical aesthetics. We therefore fund several places for students at our annual conference. Find out more below. british-aesthetics.org/.../undergra...

The latest BSA Newsletter is out. If you aren't signed up, you can read and subscribe at the link below for bi-monthly updates in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art. mailchi.mp/ab6366045e30...

The BSA invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral award in aesthetics, to the value of £30,000 per annum with up to £3,000 additional geographical allowance, to start in the Autumn term 2025.