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 31322Secretary-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.
Current member dues rates are $35 for students and the unemployed, $56 for emeritus memners, $70 for regular members, and $105 for joint members (two members at one address). Overseas members pay $15 in addition to the above rates.
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: Dominic McIver Lopes, University of British Columbia (2015)
Vice President: Cynthia Freeland, University of Houston (2015)
Past President: Paul Guyer, University of Pennsylvania (2015)
Secretary-Treasurer: Dabney Townsend, Armstrong Atlantic UniversitySondra Bacharach, Victoria University of Wellington (2014)
Ted Gracyk, Minnesota State University ex officio (2018)
James Hamilton, Kansas State University (2015)
James Harold, Mount Holyoke College (2016)
Jennifer Judkins, UCLA, (2015)
Andrew Kania, Trinity University (2014)
James Shelley, Auburn University (2014)
Robert Stecker, Central Michigan University ex officio (2018)
Kathleen Stock, University of Sussex (2015)
Sarah Worth, Furman University (2016)Bylaws and Minutes of the Board of Trustees
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