Deadline+2010

Deadline: 26 February 2010
Call for Papers: Architecture and Organization: Structure, Text and Context

Deadline: 1 February 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS: At the Intersection of Aesthetics and Ethics Special Issue of Tamara Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry []

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, sst@wpi.edu Michael Elmes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA, mbelmes@WPI.EDU Papers should be submitted by e-mail to sst@wpi.edu 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