Event

The Department of History and Philosophy of the Cave Hill Campus hosts the 2013 Cave Hill Philosophy Symposium (CHiPS) – Conversations IX: Grounding Aesthetics, November 11-13, 2013. The broad theme for the ninth Cave Hill Philosophy Symposium (CHiPS) will be issues related to aesthetics.  

The symposium aims to provoke discussion of the perhaps over-narrow boundaries of aesthetics’ concern as it is generally conceived: what might be learnt from examining the ways different cultures view the role of aesthetic categories and activities, how distinctively aesthetic categories shape our thinking in other areas, and other such concerns. It is hoped that in keeping with the spirit of such conversations, thinkers operating in and across different cultural and philosophical traditions as well as other disciplines that share a boundary with philosophy, will be brought together. In addition to regular paper presentations, suggestions for workshops, demonstrations and other relevant activities are also welcome.

Keynote speaker is Dr. Nkiru Nzegwu, Professor of Africana Studies and Philosophy, Interpretation and Culture at Binghamton University, USA. An accomplished painter, her academic areas of expertise include African aesthetics, African philosophy, African feminist issues and multicultural studies in art. 

Interested persons should submit abstracts by August 26, 2013.

Completed papers must be submitted by October 14, 2013.

Papers from earlier symposia may be accessed here.

For full details, click here. 

For further information, please contact Prof. Frederick Ochieng’-Odhiambo: frederick.ochieng-odhiambo@cavehill.uwi.edu, or Prof. Ed Brandon: edbrandon@gmail.com.