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Political aesthetics / Crispin Sartwell.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sartwell, Crispin, 1958-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Aesthetics--Political aspects.
Aesthetics.
Arts--Political aspects.
Arts.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (vii, 270 pages)
Place of Publication:
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Juxtaposing and connecting the art of states and the art of art historians with vernacular or popular arts such as reggae and hip-hop, Crispin Sartwell suggests that we need to take much more seriously the aesthetics of political thought and action.
Contents:
Leni Riefenstahl meets Charlie Chaplin : aesthetics of the Third Reich
Artphilosophical themes
Dead Kennedys and Black Flags : artpolitics of punk
Prehistory of political aesthetics
Red, gold, black, and green : black nationalist aesthetics
Arthistorical themes
Political power and transcendental geometry : Republican classicism in early America.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-8014-5924-9
OCLC:
726824300

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