Michael Spicher, Phd Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Writing: I have bylines in BeautyMatter, ArchitectureBoston, Madame Blue, Big Red & Shiny, and academic books and journals. Speaking: Talks at Digital Fashion Week NYC, Intentional Spaces Summit, Boston Fashion Week, and multiple interviews on podcasts.Consulting: Working with Artful Banyan Tree on several workshops about incorporating art and aesthetics.

Greater Boston Area

The Aesthetics Research Lab was conceived as a think tank and resource, revolving around theoretical and practical issues in aesthetics.

I will write about how philosophy plays a role in research about design. I will also plan an event in Boston this fall.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Courses taught:History of Aesthetics: Putting Theories into PracticePhilosophy and Science of BeautyAesthetic TasteGlobal Contemporary ArtExistentialism: Condemned to be Free

Greater Boston Area

Courses taught:Aesthetic TheoriesModern and Contemporary ArtIndependent Study SeminarSocial and Political Theory

Greater Boston Area

Brookline, MA

• Identify community needs and interests to design course programs
• Develop and implement a digital marketing plan to increase membership outreach
• Work with a small staff to write and edit print catalogs of programs for each term
• Mobilize teachers and participants for new and recurring classes to build the program
• Manage and make decisions about schedules, budgets, and logistics for educational programs

Greater Boston Area

- Designing and teaching a graduate course called "Writing for the Arts" in the Arts Administration program.- Co-teaching with Lanfranco Aceti.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Working internally to develop programs and externally to advance the teaching mission of the university, I conducted audience research, designed and led workshops, and made recommendations for future training programs.

Columbia, SC And Boston, MA

My research works to provide theoretical justifications for protecting and promoting basic human values. In this capacity, I:- speak publicly to expert, interdisciplinary, and non-expert audiences on topics of public interest.- identify potential funding sources, balance budgets, and win grants to support my work.- write articles and book-length manuscripts.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Teaching is my passion. Taking an innovative and interdisciplinary approach, I find ways to connect ideas to my students' lives. In this role, I:-designed and taught a wide variety of college level courses, including introductory, intermediate, topical, and online. -trained my students to write position papers.-acted as a resource, mentor, and facilitator.