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Popular Inquiry: The Journal of the Aesthetics of Kitsch, Camp and Mass Culture is a peer- and double blind-reviewed open-access online journal dedicated to the study of the philosophical aesthetics of popular culture.

POPULAR INQUIRY
The Journal of the Aesthetics of Kitsch, Camp and Mass Culture
Giovanni Matteucci, “The Aesthetic Field: Arnold Berleant’s Philosophy as a New Understanding of Experience”
Mar 4

Mar 4 Giovanni Matteucci, “The Aesthetic Field: Arnold Berleant’s Philosophy as a New Understanding of Experience”

Max Ryynänen
Katya Mandoki, “An Asynchronous Dialogue on Core Ideas”
Mar 4

Mar 4 Katya Mandoki, “An Asynchronous Dialogue on Core Ideas”

Max Ryynänen
Aleksandra Łukaszewicz, “Master of the Art, Life and Philosophy”
Mar 4

Mar 4 Aleksandra Łukaszewicz, “Master of the Art, Life and Philosophy”

Max Ryynänen
Thomas Leddy, “Berleant as Educator”
Mar 4

Mar 4 Thomas Leddy, “Berleant as Educator”

Max Ryynänen
Jale Erzen, “Arnold Berleant - A Life for Nature and for Art”
Mar 4

Mar 4 Jale Erzen, “Arnold Berleant - A Life for Nature and for Art”

Max Ryynänen
Mădălina Diaconu, “Enjoyment - Fulfilment - Survival: On the Value of Art and Beauty for Life”
Mar 4

Mar 4 Mădălina Diaconu, “Enjoyment - Fulfilment - Survival: On the Value of Art and Beauty for Life”

Max Ryynänen
Xiangzhan Cheng, “A Critical Reflection on Arnold Berleant’s Ideas on Ecological Aesthetics”
Mar 4

Mar 4 Xiangzhan Cheng, “A Critical Reflection on Arnold Berleant’s Ideas on Ecological Aesthetics”

Max Ryynänen
Wangheng Chen, “Arnold Berleant: Guide to My Research on Environmental Aesthetics”
Mar 4

Mar 4 Wangheng Chen, “Arnold Berleant: Guide to My Research on Environmental Aesthetics”

Max Ryynänen
John Carvalho, “Engagement and Embodiment: For Arnold Berleant on his Ninetieth Birthday”
Mar 4

Mar 4 John Carvalho, “Engagement and Embodiment: For Arnold Berleant on his Ninetieth Birthday”

Max Ryynänen
Emily Brady, “Learning from Aesthetics of Engagement”
Mar 4

Mar 4 Emily Brady, “Learning from Aesthetics of Engagement”

Max Ryynänen
Nathalie Blanc, “Negative / Positive: Women in Action”
Mar 4

Mar 4 Nathalie Blanc, “Negative / Positive: Women in Action”

Max Ryynänen
Lilianna Bieszczad, “Can Arnold Berleant’s Aesthetics of Engagement be Applied to “Conceptual Dance”? Experience as Engaged Participation”
Mar 4

Mar 4 Lilianna Bieszczad, “Can Arnold Berleant’s Aesthetics of Engagement be Applied to “Conceptual Dance”? Experience as Engaged Participation”

Max Ryynänen
Arnold Berleant, “Duchampian Reflections on Descartes”
Mar 4

Mar 4 Arnold Berleant, “Duchampian Reflections on Descartes”

Max Ryynänen
Mădălina Diaconu and Max Ryynänen, “Editorial: Liber Amicorum for Arnold Berleant,” Including Table of Contents
Mar 4

Mar 4 Mădălina Diaconu and Max Ryynänen, “Editorial: Liber Amicorum for Arnold Berleant,” Including Table of Contents

Max Ryynänen
Supplement: Jondi Keane, "The Opal City or Opacity: The Red Book of the Car"
Dec 29

Dec 29 Supplement: Jondi Keane, "The Opal City or Opacity: The Red Book of the Car"

Max Ryynänen
(Review) Dušan Milenković, "The Changing Social Economy of Art: Are the Arts Becoming Less Exclusive?" (by Hans Abbing)
Dec 29

Dec 29 (Review) Dušan Milenković, "The Changing Social Economy of Art: Are the Arts Becoming Less Exclusive?" (by Hans Abbing)

Max Ryynänen
Megan Green, "The Motor Vehicle: A Musing on the Aesthetics of the Canadian Oils Sands"
Dec 29

Dec 29 Megan Green, "The Motor Vehicle: A Musing on the Aesthetics of the Canadian Oils Sands"

Max Ryynänen
Angela Cope, "Colour Pops, New Car Smells: The Feminization of Saran Before Saran Wrap
Dec 29

Dec 29 Angela Cope, "Colour Pops, New Car Smells: The Feminization of Saran Before Saran Wrap

Max Ryynänen
Scott Andrew Elliot, Editorial: "Shell, Shelter and Surface: The Transformative Aesthetics of Cars
Dec 29

Dec 29 Scott Andrew Elliot, Editorial: "Shell, Shelter and Surface: The Transformative Aesthetics of Cars

Max Ryynänen
Elisabetta Di Stefano, "Carceral Aesthetics: Art and Everyday Life in Prison"
Dec 29

Dec 29 Elisabetta Di Stefano, "Carceral Aesthetics: Art and Everyday Life in Prison"

Max Ryynänen
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E-mail: popular.inquiry(at)aalto.fi. Snail mail: Popular Inquiry, Max Ryynänen, P.O. Box 31000, 76000 Aalto University, Finland.

We are thankful to Aalto University for making possible the publishing of this journal and to Svenska Kulturfonden for funding the development process. Special thanks to David Lewis and Kevin Tavin. Logo(s): Martina Obertova.