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The British Journal of Aesthetics is leaving Twitter. You may find us at bsky.app/profile/britja… until such time as Bluesky also descends into the gutter. It's been... well, it's been something. - Nils

Oh, and Happy New Year.

Live footage of our departure.

So flattered that my paper, "Strong Comic Immoralism", is as popular as it is. I'm now psyched up to wrap up and send out some papers on humor I've had on the back burner for some time...

What's going on when a work of fiction is retconned? Some Yuletide reading for y'all. doi.org/10.1093/aesthj…

ASA MEMBERS! Don't forget to vote for new Trustees and a new Vice-President. Only 12% of you have voted so far! Let your voice be heard on the future of the ASA. On-line voting ends December 31. For more information on how to vote: aesthetics-online.org/news/687127/AS…

The ASA’s latest newsletter, including a farewell contribution from long-time secretary treasurer Julie Van Camp, is out: cdn.ymaws.com/aesthetics-onl…

A.C. Bradley has been misunderstood, and Eliza Ives is here to clean up the mess. doi.org/10.1093/aesthj…

Because we separate like ripples on a blank shore. (In rainbows). Because we separate like ripples on a blank shore. (In rainbows).

Dare not speak its name. Dedicated to all hu- All human beings

Reckoner. You can't take it with you. Dancing for your pleasure.

'Zinger, Clunker, Clanger, Flunker'. Forgotten John le Carré novel, or an article from our latest issue? Only one way to find out: doi.org/10.1093/aesthj…

Rest in Peace, Susan Feagin.

Trevor Ponech offers up a luminescent slice of "deflationary cinematic essentialism" in our latest issue. Open access. 🔓 doi.org/10.1093/aesthj…

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In a dark, secluded corner, deep in the bowels of our latest issue, you might just find a paper will give you goosebumps. doi.org/10.1093/aesthj…

"Suitable for such a birthday-party book, the finger-food spread offers nothing too bulky or heavy-going, and includes some occasional treats." Dylan at 80 review in the British Journal of Aesthetics (@BritJAesth) academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics/a…

Madeline Martin-Seaver looks at the relationship between body aesthetics and perceived personhood in our new issue. doi.org/10.1093/aesthj…