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Susan Spaid

Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct

College of Arts and Sciences: Philosophy

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Associate Editor of Aesthetic Investigations since 2014, Sue Spaid recently published The Philosophy of Curatorial Practice: Between Work and World (2020), which reflects her nearly 35 years of  experience as a critic, gallerist, curator and museum director. The author of five books on art and ecology, Spaid’s recently published philosophical papers address well-being and values in relationship to biodiversity, hydrological justice, degraded land, stinky foods’ superpowers, urban farming and climate justice. In addition to regularly presenting papers at aesthetics conferences, she has published chapters in The State of Art Criticism (2008), The Philosophy of Arthur Danto (2013), Arte y Filosofía en Arthur Danto (2016), Advancements in the Philosophy of Design (2017) and A Companion to Arthur Danto (2021). Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Rivista di Estetica, Journal of Somaesthetics, Popular Inquiry, Art Inquiry: Recherche sur les art and Philosophica.