Celebrated Author, Artist Curator Paul D’Orleans will be the keynote speaker at the 13th Annual International Journal of Motorcycle Studies Conference July 16-19, 2026 in Shelton, Washington. Continue reading
I will argue that motorcycling may perhaps be a paradigmatic experience which lends itself to both aesthetic and ontologic realizations: although there are a myriad of ways in which riding potentiates a wide range of experiences of beauty, the act of riding is simultaneously, and fundamentally, a particular way of objectively being in the world; these seemingly distinct and independent experiences are in fact inexorably related, each synergistically amplifying the other. Motorcycling is thus precisely the kind of experience which enables a reconciliation of the aesthetic and the ontologic in a unified, and unifying, experience of harmony.
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For 2026 the IJMS conference will be held in Washington State at The Ridge Motorsports Park. July 16th-19th, 2026: IJMS will venture to Shelton, Washington which is 40 miles southwest of Seattle and 20 miles northwest of Olympia, Washington’s state capitol. Shelton is known as the “Gateway to the Olympics” and “Christmastown USA” because of the large Christmas tree farming industry. Continue reading
IJMS in Iceland, 2025!
For the first time the IJMS conference will be held in Iceland (Akureyri Iceland) at tThe Motorcycle Museum of Iceland- Motorhjolasafn. IJMS will venture to the volcanic island, land of rainbows, fjords, waterfalls, hot springs, and magical spirits. Continue reading
