Welsh Aesthetics Forum / Fforwm Estheteg Cymru (WAF)

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The Welsh Aesthetics Forum / Fforwm Estheteg Cymru (WAF) was founded in 2024 at Cardiff University. It was formed with the aim of providing a Welsh counterpart to existing fora in England and Scotland (notably the London and Scottish Aesthetics fora), bringing speakers to present on central and current issues in aesthetics to academic and non-academic audiences in Wales. Its current base is Cardiff University but its aim is to offer a pan-Welsh aesthetics network to cater for an emerging centre of interest in aesthetics across Wales. WAF is made possible through the support of the British Society of Aesthetics, and its lectures are free and open to the public, followed by a dinner which offers students and others with research interests in aesthetics the opportunity to meet the speaker and engage in discussion in a more informal setting. The forum reports a commitment to gender equality in its talks, seeking where possible to maintain balance between female and male speakers and to promote inclusivity across other dimensions, including class, race and career stage.

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Offers funding

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Founding year

2024

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Cardiff University
Cardiff

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British Society of Aesthetics (BSA)

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