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ISSN 1089-294X

American Society for Aesthetics

The American Society for Aesthetics was founded in 1942 to promote study, research, discussion, and publication in aesthetics. “Aesthetics,” in this connection, is understood to include all studies of the arts and related types of experience from a philosophic, scientific, or other theoretical standpoint, including those of psychology, sociology, anthropology, cultural history, art criticism, and education. “The arts” include the visual arts, literature, music, and theater arts.

The ASA publishes the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, the ASA Newsletter, and this web site. Both publications are free to members. The Society also meets annually in the fall and its regional divisions in the spring.

Contact Information

American Society for Aesthetics
c/o Dabney Townsend
P.O. Box 915
Pooler GA 31322

Secretary-Treasurer <secretary-treasurer@aesthetics-online.org>

Membership Information

Membership is open to all interested persons. Members receive subscriptions to the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism and the ASA Newsletter. To join the Society, pay dues on-line or download a printable dues form.

Regular Emeritus Joint* Student/Unemployed
USA and Canada $70 $56 $105 $35
Overseas $83 $69 $124 $40

* Joint memberships are for two members at one address.

Charitable Contributions

The ASA is organized under the laws of Ohio as a corporation not for profit. As such it has been ruled as exempt from Federal income tax by the United States Treasury Department, as an organization operated exclusively for educational purposes. Contributions, gifts, and bequests to the Society are deductible on Federal income tax returns.

Officers and Trustees

President: Paul Guyer, University of Pennsylvania (2013)
Vice President: Dominic McIver Lopes, University of British Columbia (2013)
Past President: Jenefer Robinson, University of Cincinnati (2013)
Secretary-Treasurer: Dabney Townsend, Armstrong Atlantic University

Sondra Bacharach, Victoria University of Wellington (2014)
Susan Feagin, Temple University ex officio
James Hamilton, Kansas State University (2015)
Jennifer Judkins, UCLA, (2015)
Andrew Kania, Trinity University (2014)
Alex Neill, University of Southampton (2013)
Stephanie Ross, University of Missouri St Louis (2013)
James Shelley, Auburn University (2014)
Kathleen Stock, University of Sussex (2015)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees

2011 minutes
2009 minutes