Notices,
2013
Rhode Island School of Design
A Symposium On Aesthetic Engagement,
2013
Rhode Island School of Design
A Symposium On Aesthetic Engagement
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
No abstract provided.
Grasping The Wind?Aesthetic Participation, Between Cognition And Immersion,
2013
University of Vienna
Grasping The Wind?Aesthetic Participation, Between Cognition And Immersion, Mădălina Diaconu
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
No abstract provided.
Aesthetic Engagement: Art Into Politics,
2013
Middle East Technical University
Aesthetic Engagement: Art Into Politics, Jale Erzen
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
No abstract provided.
Aesthetic Engagement, Ecosophy C,
And Ecological Appreciation,
2013
Shandong University
Aesthetic Engagement, Ecosophy C, And Ecological Appreciation, Cheng Xiangzhan
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
No abstract provided.
The Violence Of Post-Racial Memory
And The Political Sense Of Mourning,
2013
Northeastern Illinois University
The Violence Of Post-Racial Memory And The Political Sense Of Mourning, Alfred Frankowski
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
In this paper I argue that “post-raciality” entails a way of remembering that depoliticizes the social meaning of memory and thus of history. Through aesthetic critique, I attempt to show how the hyper-production of memory obscures the very real forms of violence directed toward non-whites. By developing the aesthetic critiques of W.E.B. Du Bois and Walter Benjamin, I argue that representing former violence as social memory fails to adequately address subtle forms of cultural and residual violence. Furthermore, I argue that post-racial memory produces sites and representations of the past only to enact a type of social forgetting in the …
Influence Of Global Aesthetics On Chinese Aesthetics: The Adaptation Of Moxie And The Case Of Dafen Cun,
2013
Hong Kong Baptist University
Influence Of Global Aesthetics On Chinese Aesthetics: The Adaptation Of Moxie And The Case Of Dafen Cun, Eva Kit Wah Man
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
This article examines the practice of moxie or imitation in art in Chinese aesthetics, compares it with the Platonic notion of mimesis, and explicates its original meaning. I then trace its development from traditional painting to the late Qing export paintings in which traditional Chinese aesthetics was combined with Western perspectives to satisfy Western tastes. The discussion extends to the contemporary development of moxie in China by considering the case of Dafen Cun, an art village in Shenzhen that is famous for its copycat art practices. It explores how Dafen Cun has become a major exporter of copies of Western …
Experiencing Photographs Qua Photographs:
What's So Special About Them?,
2013
University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Experiencing Photographs Qua Photographs: What's So Special About Them?, Jiri Benovsky
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
No abstract provided.
Report On The Xixth International Congress Of Aesthetics,
2013
Lund University
Report On The Xixth International Congress Of Aesthetics, Michael Ranta, Jale N. Erzen
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
No abstract provided.
Perspectives East And West,
2013
Rhode Island School of Design
Perspectives East And West, Ken-Ichi Sasaki
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
No abstract provided.
Pornography And Disgust,
2013
Rutgers University
Pornography And Disgust, Laurent Stern
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
Disgust about material objects and moral behavior are both at issue in understanding pornography. Previous debates were fueled primarily by moral disgust. Erotic art may elicit moral disgust, but only hard-core pornography elicits material disgust. I discuss the role of attraction and aversion in labeling artworks pornographic. Since we always have a choice between acknowledging and ignoring a disgust elicitor, aversion may be a necessary, but not a sufficient condition for such a label. In submitting our choice to rational critique, we must ask: what do we accept as a consequence of the claim that that x is disgusting? Relying …
Atopia & Aesthetics. A Modal Perspective,
2013
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Atopia & Aesthetics. A Modal Perspective, Yves Millet
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
Living in an era where global exchanges of forms and ideas are the norm raises some questions about the status of artistic practices. To explore these questions, we use Roland Barthes’ notion of atopia and the complementary yet related notion of Neutral on which Barthes commented in his later years. Atopia highlights the fact that rather than viewing current artistic activities as searches for homogenous identity, we need to view them as belonging to plural communities of practices offering modal and qualitative distinctions. We suggest that adopting this perspective sheds light on the capacity of any individual to act creatively …
In Praise Of Ambiguity: Musical Subtlety And Merleau-Ponty,
2013
Montclair State University
In Praise Of Ambiguity: Musical Subtlety And Merleau-Ponty, Tiger C. Roholt
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
When a jazz, rock, or hip-hop drummer strikes certain notes in each measure slightly late, instead of hearing the degree to which those notes are late, we typically hear the effects of those variations; namely, a groove, the "feel" of a rhythm. Slight variations of pitch function similarly. In this essay, I argue that certain analytic theorists go astray due to their preoccupation with the variations themselves. By invoking Maurice Merleau-Ponty's insights into subtle visual perceptions, and his notion of perceptual indeterminacy, I avoid an account of musical subtlety suggested by Daniel Dennett that is too coarse-grained, as well as …
Public Aquariums And Marine Aesthetics,
2013
Franklin and Marshall College
Public Aquariums And Marine Aesthetics, Nola Semczyszyn
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
Given the inaccessibility of the marine environment, the closest many of us come to viewing it is at public aquariums. Aquariums also provide us with rich aesthetic experiences, but it is not clear whether we appreciate the marine environment at aquariums. I present the dilemma of aquarium appreciation as an inconsistent triad: 1) we treat aquariums as places to appreciate marine environments, 2) aquariums are artifacts, not natural objects, and 3) nature and art should be appreciated differently. I argue that aquarium displays are scientific models of marine environments with aesthetic, educational, and scientific aims. My solution to the dilemma …
The Propaganda Power Of Protest Songs: The Case Of Madison's Solidarity Sing-Along,
2013
University of Wisconsin at La-Crosse
The Propaganda Power Of Protest Songs: The Case Of Madison's Solidarity Sing-Along, Sheryl Tuttle Ross
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
The aim of this paper is to examine the propaganda power of Madison’s Solidarity Sing-Along. To do so, I will modify the Epistemic Merit Model of propaganda so that it can account for a broader spectrum of propaganda. I will show how this is consistent with other accounts of musical pragmatics and the potential political function of songs and music. This will provide the ground for a robust interpretation of the political meanings of the Solidarity Sing-Along. I will assume the Madison protests and the Solidarity Sing-Along can be considered a paradigm case of peaceful protest as it has been …
The Aesthetics Of City Strolling,
2013
University of Kassel
The Aesthetics Of City Strolling, Heinz Paetzold
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
No abstract provided.
Crafty Entanglements: Knitting And Hard Distinctions In Aesthetics And Political Theory,
2013
York University, Canada
Crafty Entanglements: Knitting And Hard Distinctions In Aesthetics And Political Theory, Kate M. Daley
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
Many theoretical writings on aesthetics and politics rely on hard distinctions between what is and is not art, and what is and is not political. In this article, I draw on the work of theorists, knitters, and fiber artists to argue that hand knitting provides a lens through which to unsettle some of these distinctions. I illustrate some of the ways in which aesthetic theory relies on hard distinctions between art and not-art and politics and not-politics, with particular focus on the work of Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, and Rancière. I explain how knitting is often seen as falling clearly outside …
The Aesthetics Of Resistance,
2013
University of Rome tor Vergata
The Aesthetics Of Resistance, Giuseppe Patella
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
Talking about resistance means raising the question of opposition, of denying all attempts at neutralizing opposites, which would be typical of ideological construction, either political or aesthetic. This essay investigates the meaning and the reasons of resistance according to a theoretical, aesthetic, and cultural point of view. The thesis is that resistance has to be considered as an articulation of difference, and that means following a different logic of thought, no longer rigid or monolithic but plural, like a new grammar, syntax, and practice of creativity, challenge, provocation, multiplicity, and pluralism. In this sense the aesthetics of resistance is an …
The World Achieved: Film And The Enacted Mind,
2013
Villanova University
The World Achieved: Film And The Enacted Mind, John M. Carvalho
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
Stanley Cavell taught us that films give us a view of a world that differs from the world in which we view films only by not being that world. Films, that is, screen a world for us and screen us from a world that is not our own. Cavell’s view is based on a photographic conception of film images. A film is composed of photographic images collected on reels and put in motion at twenty-four frames per second. In “More of the World Viewed,” Cavell dares us to come up with a theory of perception that challenges the assumption that …
What Is 'Everyday' In Everyday Aesthetics?,
2013
Aalto University
What Is 'Everyday' In Everyday Aesthetics?, Ossi Naukkarinen
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
The theme of everyday aesthetics has recently been addressed by numerous authors. However, the question of what is actually the nature of the everyday, as contrasted with the non-everyday and how this nature affects the aesthetics of the everyday has not been sufficiently elaborated. The purpose of this essay is to clarify the everydayness of the everyday and combine the general notion of everydayness with the key points of everyday aesthetics
