Everyday Aesthetics and Everydayness from an Intercultural PerspectiveAn International Conference
February 27–28, 2026
University of Vienna, Austria
Organizers:
Mădălina Diaconu (University of Vienna)
Mădălina Guzun Masoud (Romanian Society for Phenomenology)
Conference Goals
This conference aims to explore everyday aesthetics through an intercultural lens, focusing on how ordinary experiences, practices, and environments acquire aesthetic meaning in different cultural contexts. Drawing on non-Western traditions such as Zen Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Islamic cultures, the conference will consider how the aesthetics of everyday life challenges Euro-American models centered on art, and how it can open new avenues for a truly global aesthetics.
Contributions are invited on themes such as culturally shaped routines, the role of atmosphere, the relationship between aesthetics and identity (including postcolonial contexts), aesthetic resilience, hybridization, and the influence of media and technology on everyday life.
This initiative marks a significant step in the growing international recognition of everyday aesthetics as a field worthy of dedicated scholarly attention.
Call for Papers
Please submit abstracts (max 300 words) by September 15, 2025 to:
madalina.guzun@phenomenology.ro
Notification of acceptance: October 15, 2025.
The conference will be held exclusively in person.
Click here for the full Call for Papers: https://wigip.org/wiener-forum/forum-2026-cfp
