| Aesthetics in Feminist Perspective Contributor(s): Hein, Hilde (Editor), Korsmeyer, Carolyn (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253207746 ISBN-13: 9780253207746 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.420 |
| LCCN: 92023948 |
| Series: Hypatia Book |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (0.91 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A first-rate introduction to the field, accessible to scholars working from a variety of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. Highly recommended . . . --Choice . . . offers both broad theoretical considerations and applications to specific art forms, diverse methodological perspectives, and healthy debate among the contributors. . . . [an] outstanding volume. --Philosophy and Literature . . . this volume represents an eloquent and enlightened attempt to reconceptualize the field of aesthetic theory by encouraging its tendencies toward openness, self-reflexivity and plurality. --Discourse & Society All of the authors challenge the traditional notion of a pure and disinterested observer that does not allow for questions of race/ethnicity, class, sexual preference, or gender. --Signs These essays examine the intellectual traditions of the philosophy of art and aesthetics. Containing essays by scholars and by the writer Marilyn French, the collection ranges from the history of aesthetic theory to a philosophical reflection on fashion. The contributions are unified by a sustained scrutiny of the nature of feminist, feminine, or female art, creativity, and interpretation. |