Really Bad Genres - Online Event

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Really Bad Genres - Online Event

Really Bad Genres - Online event

By University of Liverpool - Department of Philosophy

Date and time

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:00 - 17:00 GMT

Location

Online event

. Liverpool L69 7ZG United Kingdom

About this event

Royal Institute of Philosophy Stapledon Colloquium 2021-22

Really Bad Genres

Aaron Meskin, University of Georgia

It is sometimes said that there are no bad genres of art; that is, that there are no genres that preclude artistic success. The thesis has intuitive appeal. After all, many dismissals of entire genres are rooted in ignorance or snobbery. I argue that the view is mistaken. I point to a number of ethically flawed racist genres of art and defend the claim that these really are genres and that they do not admit of artistic success. These cases will not convince an aesthetic autonomist committed to the “no bad genres” view, so I go on to offer an alternative argument for the claim that bad genres are possible. If we think about what a genre is, it is plausible that there are possible genres, even ones that humans could care about, in which one could not generate artistically successful works.

The Stapledon Colloquium Series features external speakers and members of the Liverpool department of Philosophy presenting current philosophical research. The seminars are free and open to members of the public.

The seminar takes place on Thursdays, 3-5pm at the School of the Arts Library, 19 Abercromby Square, Liverpool L7 7BD. In 2021-22, we will be presenting a mixture of online and in-person seminars.

Read about Olaf Stapledon here.

For any organisational queries, contact Dr Vid Simoniti v.simoniti@liverpool.ac.uk

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