Patrick Maynard (Emeritus Professor, University of Western Ontario) will visit the University of Warwick to present a lecture for the undergraduate Module 'Aesthetics and Photography' (PH249). He will discuss his theory of photography, published in The Engine of Visualisation: Thinking Through Photography. http://publish.uwo.ca/~pmaynard/

If you wish to attend this lecture, you must register in advance with Dr Dawn Phillips: dawn.phillips@warwick.ac.uk

'Photography into Contemporary Art: The Bigger Picture'

A postgraduate conference on Friday 15th May 2009, University of Essex, Colchester.

Submission deadline for papers: 31st January 2009

This two-day, 10-speaker workshop will address the question of photography as an artistic medium, by examining comparisons between traditional and digital photography. 

The workshop aims to increase philosophical understanding of relevant technologies and artistic practices by including photographic artists working with digital technology alongside leading philosophers working in the aesthetics of photography.

Details of the venue, programme and registration are available from the workshop webpage. 

Advance copies of the Workshop Papers are now available to registered participants.

Kendall Walton will visit the Warwick Philosophy Department on Monday 16th June to participate in a one-day workshop.

Diarmuid Costello, Eileen John and Dawn Phillips will be among the speakers who will present responses to various aspects of Walton's work, including fiction and the imagination, poetry and photography.

Venue: SO.17 (Social Studies Building, University of Warwick)

Time: 11.00-18.00