Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 449 g
An Introduction
Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 449 g
Reihe: Understanding Feminist Philosophy
ISBN: 978-0-415-26658-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Organized thematically, the book introduces in clear language the most important topics within feminist aesthetics:
- Why were there so few women painters?
- Art, pleasure and beauty
- Music, literature and painting
- The role of gender in taste and food
- What is art and who is an artist?
- Disgust and the sublime.
Each chapter discusses important topics and thinkers within art and examines the role gender plays in our understanding of them. These topics include creativity, genius and the appreciation of art, and thinkers from Plato, Kant, and Hume to Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeva. Also included in the book are illustrations from Gaugin and Hogarth to Cindy Sherman and Nancy Spero to clarify and help introduce often difficult concepts. Each chapter concludes with a summary and further reading and there is an extensive annotated bibliography.
Carolyn Korsmeyer's style is refreshing and accessible, making the book suitable for students of philosophy, gender studies, visual studies and art theory, as well as anyone interested in the impact of gender on theories of art.
Zielgruppe
Undergraduate
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction; Chapter 1 ARTISTS AND ART; Chapter 2 AESTHETIC PLEASURES; Chapter 3 AMATEURS AND PROFESSIONALS; Chapter 4 DEEP GENDER; Chapter 5 WHAT IS ART?; Chapter 6 DIFFICULT PLEASURES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;