Gender and aesthetics : an introduction / Carolyn Korsmeyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Korsmeyer, Carolyn.

Series:

Understanding feminist philosophy.

Understanding feminist philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism and art.

Women in art.

Feminist theory.

Arts--Philosophy.

Arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Feminist approaches to art are extremely influential and widely studied across a variety of disciplines, including art theory, cultural and visual studies, and philosophy. Gender and Aesthetics is an introduction to the major theories and thinkers within art and aesthetics from a philosophical perspective, carefully introducing and examining the role that gender plays in forming ideas about art. It is ideal for anyone coming to the topic for the first time. Organised thematically, the book introduces in clear language the most important topics within feminist aesthetics: * Why were there so

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 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; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-187) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-50046-7

1-299-14020-3

0-415-26658-0

1-134-50047-5

1-280-02534-4

0-203-64663-0

9780203646632

OCLC:

299570409