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Gender and Aesthetics - An Introduction (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
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Gender and Aesthetics - An Introduction (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
Series: Understanding Feminist Philosophy
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Feminist approaches to art are extremely influential and widely
studied across a variety of disciplines, including art theory,
cultural and visual studies, and philosophy. "Gender and
Aesthetics" is an introduction to the major theories and thinkers
within art and aesthetics from a philosophical perspective,
carefully introducing and examining the role that gender plays in
forming ideas about art. It is ideal for anyone coming to the topic
for the first time.
Organized thematically, the book introduces in clear language the
most important topics within feminist aesthetics:
* Who is an artist and why are 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 Gauguin
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.
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