On the Distinction Between Erotic Art and Pornography
Aesthetics Research Centre
‘INTERACT! British Society of Aesthetics Postgraduate Conference’ was a two-day event where postgraduates were able to present their research, share ideas and interact with each other and established members of the academic community. The conference allowed remote participation, all presentations were recorded and can now be viewed online.
09:30 – 10:25 Registration
10:25 – 10:30 Welcome watch
Opening words by Michael Newall, Head of History and Philosophy of Art, University of Kent
10:30 – 12:00 Session 1 watch
Chaired by: Michael Newall, University of Kent
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:30 Session 2 watch
Chaired by: Sara Janssen, University of Kent
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee&Tea
15:00 – 16:30 Session 3 watch
Chaired by: Margaret Schmitz, University of Kent
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee&Tea
17:00 – 18:30 Keynote – Professor Dominic McIver Lopes watch
Chaired by: Shelby Moser, University of Kent
‘Aesthetic Experts, Guides to Value’⎮Professor Dominic McIver Lopes, University of British Columbia
19:00 Conference Dinner
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee
10:30 – 12:00 Keynote – Professor Elisabeth Schellekens watch
Chaired by: Mark Windsor, University of Kent
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Session 4 watch
Chaired by: James Finch, University of Kent
14:00 – 14:30 Coffee&Tea
14:30 – 15:30 Session 5 watch
Chaired by: Dr. Margrethe Bruun-Vaage, University of Kent
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee&Tea
16:00 – 17:15 Panel Discussion: ‘How to Publish and Career Advice’
Chaired by: Dr. Margrethe Bruun-Vaage, University of Kent
17:15 – 18:15 Wine Reception
The Sackler Rooms, British Museum 10am-5pm
Free admission, limited seating
In early modern Japan, thousands of sexually explicit paintings, prints, and illustrated books
with texts were produced, euphemistically called ‘spring pictures’ (shunga). Frequently tender, funny and beautiful, shunga were mostly done within the popular school known as ‘pictures of the floating world’ (ukiyo-e), by celebrated artists such as Utamaro and Hokusai. This colloquium aims to answer some key philosophical questions about the nature of shunga and how its ethical and artistic value is best understood.
Includes content of a sexually explicit nature. Parental guidance advised for under 16s.
Speakers include:
Prof. David Davies (McGill University) Dr. Emily Caddick (Cambridge University) Dr. Simon Fokt (University of St Andrews) Dr. Hans Maes (University of Kent)
Dr. Petra van Brabandt (St Lucas Antwerp) Louise Boyd (University of Glasgow)