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Gender and aesthetics : an introduction

Author: Carolyn Korsmeyer
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series: Understanding feminist philosophy.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"The book introduces in clear language the role gender plays in our understanding of art, creativity, and aesthetic qualities. Philosophies of the past are examined for their influence over gendered ways of conceiving aesthetics; and contemporary theorists such as Arthur Danto and Luce Irigaray are situated in relation to feminist art practices. Each chapter concludes with a summary, and there is an extensive  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Carolyn Korsmeyer
ISBN: 0415266580 9780415266581 0415266599 9780415266598 9780203646632 0203646630
OCLC Number: 52948829
Description: xi, 195 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Artists and art: a brief history of concepts --
Aesthetic pleasures --
Amateurs and professionals --
Deep gender: taste and food --
What is art? (Art is what?) --
Difficult pleasures: sublimity and disgust.
Series Title: Understanding feminist philosophy.
Responsibility: Carolyn Korsmeyer.
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This illustrated introductory text looks at the key theories and thinkers within art from a philosophical viewpoint. Focusing on the role gender plays, the book covers the most pertinent topics  Read more...

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