#MeToo Aesthetics & the “Should We Separate Artist From Artwork?” Debate

Here’s the first half of a conference paper. Second half to follow soon (I hope!). Is it morally permissible–or even possible at all–to enjoy artworks by artists whose beliefs and actions are racist, sexist, or otherwise oppressive? This is not…

Love Shack

Hitting the Hot 100 in 1989, The B-52s “Love Shack” was one of the two recently-charting songs my high school marching band regularly played between 1992 and 1996; the other was “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” That my evangelical band director…