This book charts new territory both theoretically and
methodologically. Drawing on MacDougall's notion of social
aesthetics, it explores the sensory dimensions of privilege through
a global ethnography of elite schools. The various contributors to
the volume draw on a range of theoretical perspectives from
Lefebvre, Benjamin, Bourdieu, Appadurai, Kress and van Leeuwen to
both broaden and critique MacDougall's original concept. They argue
that within these elite schools there is a relationship between
their 'complex sensory and aesthetic environments' and the
construction of privilege within and beyond the school gates.
Understanding the importance of the visual to ethnography, the
social aesthetics of these elite schools are captured through the
inclusion of a series of visual essays that complement the written
accounts of the aesthetics of privilege. The collection also
includes a series of vignettes that further explore the sensory
dimension of these aesthetics: touch, taste-though metaphorically
understood- sight and sound. These varying formats illustrate the
aesthetic nature of social relations and the various ways in which
class permeates the senses. The images from across the different
schools and their surroundings immerse the reader in these worlds
and provide poignant ethnographic data of the forces of
globalisation within the context of elite schooling.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer Verlag, Singapore
|
| Country of origin: |
Singapore |
| Series: |
Cultural Studies and Transdisciplinarity in Education |
| Release date: |
October 2016 |
| First published: |
2015 |
| Editors: |
Johannah Fahey
• Howard Prosser
• Matthew Shaw
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
211 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-981-10-1345-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
General
|
| LSN: |
981-10-1345-4 |
| Barcode: |
9789811013454 |
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