Brandon Polite

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@politephilosopher.bsky.social @news4wombats.bsky.social and I got featured in the daily nous's latest heap of links! The cool part is that OUP made our article available to read for free for the next 90 days!

Check out my paper on the ontology of music genres with @emmiemalone.bsky.social and @news4wombats.bsky.social!!!

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Ep. 84: Artistic Honesty & Truth in Art | A Discussion with Jeremy Page YouTube video by Philosophers Discussing Art

What makes art honest—and does it matter? I talk with philosopher Jeremy Page about self-expression, deeper truths, and when bending facts works (or doesn’t). From memoirs to Marvel, Seinfeld to stand-up, we explore honesty’s role across genres. Check it out!!!

Happy to report that @lizscar.bsky.social's and my article "Patina of Sound: Valuing Vinyl Records as Relics of Aged Interaction," was just published by ESPES. The Slovak Journal of Aesthetics as part of a symposium on Art, Aesthetics, and the Sense of Touch edited by @carolynkorsmeyer.bsky.social!

Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Re-recording: The Art of Taylor’s Versions If you follow Brandon Polite’s work, and you should, you will immediately recognize this anthology’s roots in his Bloomsbury Contemporary Aesthetics Case S

Check out the incomparable Jennifer Judkins' generous and enthusiastic review of *Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Re-recording: The Art of Taylor’s Versions* at JAAC!!! doi.org/10.1093/jaac...

Check it out!!!

Ep. 83: The Aesthetics of K-Dramas | A Discussion with Cynthia Freeland YouTube video by Philosophers Discussing Art

New episode: I talk with Cynthia Freeland about the aesthetics of Korean dramas (K-dramas). We discuss romance, reincarnation, censorship, class, fate, white panel vans, why Band-Aids can be sexy, and much, much more. Check it out!!! youtu.be/5L6L0nJ2N1k

Ep. 82: Racialized Aesthetic Perception & Oppression | A Discussion with Adriana Clavel-Vázquez YouTube video by Philosophers Discussing Art

New episode: Adriana Clavel-Vázquez and I discuss how racism shapes aesthetic perception, why seeing is never neutral, and how art helps us learn (and can help us unlearn) harmful perceptual habits. Check it out!!!

Ep. 81: Resisting Algorithms & Appreciating Difficult Movies | A Discussion with Matt Strohl YouTube video by Philosophers Discussing Art

Check out my interview with @strohltopia.bsky.social on his most recent book, Hard to Watch: How to Fall in Love with Difficult Movies (link in the comments)!!! We focus on how algorithms harm our tastes and how to resist them, the values of humility and boredom, and much more. youtu.be/GJRFHSoe7pA

I like that you think students read the acknowledgements!

I'll second Zheng's "Yellow Fever" paper. I'll also suggest Adriana Clavel-Vázquez's "Controlling (Mental) Images and the Aesthetic Perception of Racialized Bodies." One of the best discussions I've had with students in years was on that paper. journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...

Duncan Jones's Moon (2009) is amazing, with out-of-this-world starring performances (in multiple roles) from Sam Rockwell.

Tomorrow!!!

Why Record Shops Matter Aesthetically: A Case Study in Aesthetic Institutions1 Abstract. After nearly being killed off by CDs in the 1980s and 1990s, and despite the rise of streaming services like Spotify, vinyl records have had a ma

The revolutionary article that Aaron Meskin and I wrote, "Why Record Shops Matter Aesthetically," which is forthcoming in JAAC, is now available online. If you can access it, check it out!!!! doi.org/10.1093/jaac...

Check me out as I talk about what Taylor's Versions can teach us about the nature of versions more generally.

Holy shit!

LADY IN RED

Also, Celine Leboeuf's "Anatomy of the Thigh Gap" and Adriana Clavel-Vazquez's "Controlling (mental) images and the aesthetic perception of racialized bodies," which I taught a couple months ago, are the best class discussions I've had in years. The latter might be a bit advanced.

Literally anything on this syllabus: brandonpolite.weebly.com/uploads/9/4/...

Philosophical roommates....

Ep. 80: Tattoos As Art & Expression | A Discussion with Eva Dadlez YouTube video by Philosophers Discussing Art

Check out my interview with Eva Dadlez about tattoos. We discuss evolving attitudes toward tattoos regarding issues of gender, class, morality, and their status as a legitimate art form, and much, much more!!!

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Thanks, Sean!

Ep. 79: The Nature of Aesthetic Value | A Discussion with James Shelley YouTube video by Philosophers Discussing Art

Check out my interview with James Shelley (Auburn) about the nature of aesthetic value!

Ep. 78: Authenticity in Classical Music | A Discussion with Andrew Kania YouTube video by Philosophers Discussing Art

Check out my interview with Andrew Kania (Trinity University) on authenticity in classical music!

"Murderer, She Saw" was coincidentally the name of the failed sequel series to "Murder, She Wrote."

Just what a fake Paul F. Tompkins would want us to do!

Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Re-recording A lively and thorough exploration of the aesthetic, metaphysical, ethical, political, and legal implications of Taylor Swift's ongoing project of re-recording h…

My edited volume, Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Re-recording, is currently on sale for 30% at Bloomsbury's website. If you haven't ordered it yet, now would be a great time to do so.

Ep. 77: Film, Sound, & Music: Part 2 | A Discussion with Murray Smith YouTube video by Philosophers Discussing Art

Check out the thrilling conclusion to my interview with Murray Smith (University of Kent), where we discuss film's musical possibilities and music's cinematic possibilities!