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Gender and aesthetics : an introduction / Carolyn Korsmeyer.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Understanding feminist philosophyPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2004Description: xi, 195 pISBN:
  • 0415266599 (pbk.)
  • 0415266580
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 700.103082 22
LOC classification:
  • N72.F45 K67 2004
Contents:
1. Artists and art: a brief history of concepts -- 2. Aesthetic pleasures -- 3. Amateurs and professionals -- 4. Deep gender: taste and food -- 5. What is art? (Art is what?) -- 6. Difficult pleasures: sublimity and disgust.
Review: "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 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 aesthetics."--BOOK JACKET.
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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Artists and art: a brief history of concepts -- 2. Aesthetic pleasures -- 3. Amateurs and professionals -- 4. Deep gender: taste and food -- 5. What is art? (Art is what?) -- 6. Difficult pleasures: sublimity and disgust.

"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 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 aesthetics."--BOOK JACKET.

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