New paper! "Aesthetic Blight, Aesthetic Agency, and Justice." What does justice require when people are experiencing terrible aesthetic conditions due to their disempowered social position?

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The American Society for Aesthetics is now posting updates about society events and other opportunities on Bluesky. Keep your eyes peeled for the latest information, and please share this news with colleagues and friends!

For more detailed information, visit our website at: aesthetics-online.org.

My article "Choosing Our Aesthetic Practices Wisely: Embodiment, Pleasure, and Justice," is the target article for an upcoming issue of Debates in Aesthetics (open access). They are inviting short response papers of up to 3500 words. I look forward to hearing what people think!

Teaching college classes the week of Thanksgiving just seems non-viable now. But my students asked to have a potluck and share aesthetic objects that are meaningful to them (it's an aesthetics class), and about half showed up. I'm glad we had a space for those who wanted to gather.

I haven’t already seen one, so I made a starter pack for aesthetics/philosophy of art! I’m sure I am missing people, so please let me know who to add! Also let me know if you want off of here! #philsky go.bsky.app/1Ekzcj

My writing process is that I don't write, then for a while I write, then frustratingly I don't write again, then I'm old.

Folks please don’t forget to ALT your images! The more new folks show up here the lower the adoption of ALT is and that’s a bummer cause it means not all Bluesky users can enjoy your images!

Here’s how to turn on prompts to remind you to ALT: