The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
13th Annual
“dr. Wing-chun Wong MeMorial lecture”
Dr. Donald Kuspit
On
“Psychoaesthetics of Musical Experience”
Thursday, November 14, 2013
College of Liberal Arts Building **Room 4110
Coffee 6:30 P.M.***Lecture 7:00 P.M.
Reception Following The Lecture In The LA Café
Dr. Wing-Chun Wong was a member of the Towson University Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
from 1993 to 2001. This memorial lecture is intended as a tribute to him as a scholar, colleague, and a friend.
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Dr. Donald Kuspit received his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Frankfurt (Germany) and his second Ph.D.
in Art History at the University of Michigan. He has completed studies at the Psychoanalytic Institute of the New
York University Medical Center. He has honorary degrees in Fine Art at Davidson College and from the San
Francisco State University. He is The Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art History and Philosophy at the State
University of New York, Stony Brook. He is Senior Critic at the New York Academy of Art. He has published
several books with Cambridge University and also several books with other publishers. His books include, The Cult
of the Avant-Garde Artist, The Dialect of Decadence, Health and Happiness in Twentieth Century Art, New
Subjectivism: Art in the 1980’s, Signs of Psyche in Modern and Post-Modern Art. He has curated many
exhibitions.
This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and Religious
Studies. Visitor Parking will be available at the Towson Town Garage. Please direct any questions to
Dr. John Murungi at 410-704-3935; jmurungi@towson.edu or 410-704-2755.