Steve and Mike -
Hi - long time no see. I'd be happy to be a reviewer for this, or assist with an organizing essay. My research agenda does not include a paper, though this is a topic to which I have given a lot of thought (and published a chapter, now that I think about it.) Hope all is well....
Mary-Ellen
________________________________________
From: Aesthetics, Creativity, and Organisations Research Network [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Taylor, Steven S. [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 8:28 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Call for Papers: At the Intersection of Aesthetics and Ethics
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue of Tamara Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry
http://tamarajournal.com/
At the Intersection of Aesthetics and Ethics
Submission Deadline: 1 February 2010
Although often thought of as being analytically distinct, there is a place
where discussions of ethics and aesthetics within and around organizations
tend to come together. Over twenty years ago Brady (1986) argued that an
aesthetic approach to ethics moved us from ³knowing that² to ³knowing how²
and that ethics were a form of art. Ten years ago Dobson (1999) argued that
virtue ethics were fundamentally aesthetic in nature. With this special
issue we are looking to revitalize and further mine the rich vein where
ethics and aesthetics meet.
We imagine the range of concerns papers might address could include:
· What is the conceptual relationship between ethics and aesthetics?
· Empirical accounts of beautiful ethics, ugly ethics, ethical ugliness,
and so on.
· Where do ethics and aesthetics meet or diverge in everyday management
practices?
· How an aesthetic perspective sheds light on what makes action ethical.
· How an understanding of ethics enriches our understanding of
aesthetics.
· The shadow side of aesthetics and ethics.
· How might aesthetic categories be applied to ethics what is
beautiful ethics, what is sublime ethics, what is grotesque ethics, and so
on?
· What are the implications for conducting research into ethics if it is
approached as an art form?
We also look forward to being surprised by submissions that take the
intersection of aesthetics and ethics in directions that we had not
imagined.
Special Issue Editors:
Steven S Taylor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA, [log in to unmask]
Michael Elmes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA, [log in to unmask]
Submission Deadline: 1 February 2010. Papers should be submitted by e-mail
to [log in to unmask]
References:
Brady, F. Neal. 1986. Aesthetic components of management ethics. Academy of
Management Review 11 (2):337-344.
Dobson, John. 1999. The art of management and the aesthetic manager: The
coming way of business. Westport, CT: Quorum Books.
Cheers,
Steve
Steven S. Taylor, PhD
Associate Professor
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Department of Management
100 Institute Rd
Worcester, MA 01609
USA
+1 508-831-5557
[log in to unmask]
|