The UPEI Philosophy Reading Group will meet in downtown Charlottetown on Sunday, June 7, at 2:00 pm to discuss pages 3–31 of Jacques Rancière’s The Politics of Aesthetics.

This group is an invitation to think with some of the most intriguing philosophers of our time—and with one another. No prior experience is required, only an open mind and a willingness to experiment with ideas.

If you would like to attend, please contact Dr. Max Schaefer at mschaefer@upei.ca for more information.

"Art is a work on the distribution of the sensible. Sometimes, but not very often, it rearranges the set of perception between what is visible, thinkable, and understandable, and what is not. This is the politics of art. I always try to question mainstream ideas on this subject, especially the assumption that artists’ work can have precise, intended effects. When practices of art affect the sensible, it is not simply as a result of artists’ intentions."