The Practice of Persuasion - Politics and Paradox in Art History (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

This sequel to The Practice of Theory stresses the continued need for self-reflective awareness in art historical writing. Offering a series of meditations on the discipline of art history in the context of major elements in contemporary critical theory -- semiotics, feminism, queer theory, postcolonial studies, and deconstruction -- Moxey addresses such central issues as the status of the canon, the nature of aesthetic value, and the character of historical knowledge. The chapters are linked by a common interest in, even fascination with, the paradoxical power of narrative.

Moxey maintains that art history is a rhetoric of persuasion rather than a discourse of truth. Each chapter in The Practice of Persuasion attempts to demonstrate the paradoxes inherent in a genre that -- while committed to representing the past -- must inevitably bear the imprint of the present. In Moxey's view, art history as a discipline is unable to recognize its status as a regime of truth that produces historically determined meanings and so continues to act as if based on a universal aesthetic foundation. His new book should enable art historians to engage with the past in a manner less determined by tradition and more responsive to contemporary values and aspirations.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2000
Authors:	Keith Moxey
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8014-3801-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics
LSN:	0-8014-3801-2
Barcode:	9780801438011

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