Comparative Everyday Aesthetics: East-West Studies in Contemporary Living Symposium Schedule

April 12 (Asia)

     9:00 – 9:30 (Hong Kong, Beijing)

     10:00 – 10:30 (Japan)

April 11 (United States)

     18:00 – 18:30 (US, California)

     20:00 – 20:30 (US, Illinois, Texas)

     21:00 – 21:30 (US, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island)

INTRODUCTION:

Eva Kit Wah Man (Hong Kong)

KEYNOTE:

Yuriko Saito (Rhode Island, US)

     Living with Everyday Objects: Aesthetic and Ethical Practice

April 12 (Asia)

     9:30 – 10:30 (Hong Kong, Beijing)

     10:30 – 11:30 (Japan)

April 11 (United States)

     18:30 – 19:30 (US, California)

     20:30 – 21:30 (US, Illinois, Texas)

     21:30 – 22:30 (US, Florida, New York, Philadelphia, Rhode Island)

Moderator: Mateja Kovacic

John Carvalho (Philadelphia, US)

     Images and Reality

Kathleen Higgins (Texas, US)

     Aesthetics in Friendship and Intimacy

Carolyn Korsmeyer (New York, US)

     Memory’s Kitchen: In Search of a Taste

April 12 (Asia)

     10:30 – 11:30 (Hong Kong, Beijing)

     11:30 – 12:30 (Japan)

April 11 (United States)

     19:30 – 20:30 (US, California)

     21:30 – 22:30 (US, Illinois, Texas)

     22:30 – 23:30 (US, Florida, New York, Philadelphia, Rhode Island)

Moderator: Jason Coe

Janet McCracken (Illinois, US) 

     Why We Love Our Phones: A Case Study in the Aesthetics of Gadgets

Robin Wang (California, US)

     Dao Aesthetics: Ways of Opening to Sublime Experiences and Transforming Beautifully 

Thomas Leddy (California, US)

     Everyday Aesthetics of Taking a Walk -- with Zhuangzi

April 12 (Asia & United States)

    11:30 – 12:30 (Hong Kong, Beijing)

    12:30 – 13:30 (Japan)

April 11 (United States)

    20:30 – 21:30 (US, California)

    22:30 – 23:30 (US, Illinois, Texas)

    23:30 – 00:30 (US, Florida, New York, Philadelphia, Rhode Island)

Moderator: Ling Tang

Tanehisa Otabe (Japan)

     Dô (Dao) in the Practice of Art: Everyday Aesthetic Life in Japan Through the Japanese Tea Ceremony

Peng Feng (China)

     Filming the Everyday: Between Aesthetics and Politics

Ouyang Xiao (China)

     Divergence and Reconnection: Reflecting on Chinese-Western Comparative Everyday Aesthetics

April 12 (Asia, United States, United Kingdom)

     12:30 – 13:00 (Hong Kong, Beijing)

     13:30 – 14:00 (Japan)

     05:30 -  06:00 (United Kingdom)

     00:30 – 01:00 (US, Florida, New York, Philadelphia, Rhode Island)

April 11 (United States)

     21:30 – 22:00 (US, California)

     23:30 – 00:00 (US, Illinois, Texas)

Moderator:  Eva K W Man

CONCLUSION

Jeffrey Petts (United Kingdom)

     Rethinking Everyday Aesthetics