BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260528T051109Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221020T161500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221020T181500 SUMMARY:Racist monuments may indeed be beautiful UID:20260607T234250Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Australia/Melbourne LOCATION:The University of Melbourne\, Melbourne\, Australia DESCRIPTION:

While much has been said about what ought to be done about the statues and monuments of racist\, colonial\, and oppressive figures\, a significantly undertheorised aspect of the debate is the aesthetics of commemorations. I believe that this omission is rather unfortunate. I contend that taking the aesthetic value of commemorations seriously can help us a) better understand the extent to which objectionable commemorations are objectionable\, and b) properly formulate responses to potential aesthetic defences of objectionable commemorations. Here\, I propose that the aesthetic value of objectionable commemorations can amplify the force of the objectionable messages conveyed\, and the moral disvalue of objectionable commemorations can hinder our appreciation of their aesthetic value. Both\, I shall argue\, offer us compelling reasons to confront objectionable commemorations.

ORGANIZER;CN=Francois Schroeter: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR