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__[|Contemporary Aesthetics Project] __ //A work in progress. The Contemporary Aesthetics Project is an effort on behalf of the author to produce research in an innovative way through the incorporation of rich media formats in the presentation of academic scholarship. I have attempted to challenge the boundaries of traditional research by including hyperlinks to videos and related websites throughout the text and in many of the imbedded images. I have employed the use of numerous social networking outlets for the sharing of relevant companion content which I have and will produce. In light of my subject (Contemporary Aesthetics) I have elected to present the current study in the more streamlined Helvetica sans serif typeface rather than the standard Times New Roman in which academic research is conventionally delivered. // **Introduction **: (Ctrl + Click to open links to all images)

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