{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Selfy Stories","title":"5. The Aesthetic Self: James Lewis","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ec3e5e7e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2630,"description":"In this episode, we discuss the fifth and final section of Cusk’s Outline alongside a draft book chapter by James Lewis entitled The Peculiar Allure of Another’s Aesthetic Worldview. Lewis argues that appreciating someone’s aesthetic tastes is a central part of achieving intimacy with them. We discuss Cusk’s narrator’s prose style as a reflection of her aesthetic taste and ponder what it allows us to infer about her sense of self.Speaker names:• Dr. Scarlett Baron, Associate Professor in the English Department at UCL.• Alice Harberd, PhD Student in the Philosophy Department at UCL.• Dr James Lewis, Lecturer in Philosophy at Cardiff University.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/F8C9khm2Hq9Fu3lMgP2wVlZ5oyK1Py6hx3MBE1CBYHs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iN2Yw/NDE2NWE1MjEyM2I3/YWZjZTFiM2Q4ZWVk/ZjU2NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}