Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics welcomes contributions in English or German on all topics related to aesthetics, the philosophy of art or the history of aesthetics, especially on (but not limited strictly to) the possibilities of the transformation and re-description of traditional concepts (such as the aesthetic experience and the aesthetic object); the cognitive and social dimensions of the aesthetic (das Ästhetische); the emotions and affects; the history of aesthetics; the history of aesthetics as an institutionalized discipline; and, last but not least, the definition of aesthetics in contrast to traditional and more recent disciplines (such as the theory of art, the psychology of art, cultural theory, and visual theory). Reviews of books (published not more than 2 years ago) are also welcome. The deadline for the submission of articles for the upcoming issue (01/10) is September 30, 2009.

The IDM (Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa, Wien) and the International Cultural Centre (Kraków) are ogranizing a summer school 20 Years after the Fall of Communism - Cultural Policy in Central Europe July 8-19, 2009 in Kraków. Deadline for applications: May 15, 2009.

The Havighurst Center's Annual Young Researchers Conference 1989: Then and Now (organizer: Neringa Klumbyte, Anthropology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio) will be held October 29-November 1, 2009. Deadline for submitting papers: May 1, 2009.

Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics welcomes contributions in English or German on all topics related to aesthetics, the philosophy of art or the history of aesthetics, especially on (but not limited strictly to) the possibilities of the transformation and re-description of traditional concepts (such as the aesthetic experience and the aesthetic object); the cognitive and social dimensions of the aesthetic (das Ästhetische); the emotions and affects; the history of aesthetics; the history of aesthetics as an institutionalized discipline; and, last but not least, the definition of aesthetics in contrast to traditional and more recent disciplines (such as the theory of art, the psychology of art, cultural theory, and visual theory). Reviews of books (published not more than 2 years ago) are also welcome. The deadline for the submission of articles for the upcoming issue (02/09) is February 2, 2009.