Art’s Refusal Conditions of Labor in Literature and the Visual Arts Stevan Bradić

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradić, Stevan., Author.

Series:

Studien zur vergleichenden Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literary Labor.

Aesthetic and Financial Value.

Poetry and Labor.

Cultural Economics.

conditions of artistic labor.

Local Subjects:

Literary Labor.

Aesthetic and Financial Value.

Poetry and Labor.

Cultural Economics.

conditions of artistic labor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (104 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld Aisthesis Verlag 2024

Biography/History:

Stevan Bradić (1982, Novi Sad, Serbia), graduated at the Department for Comparative Literature of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad, and earned his MA at the same Department as well as at the English Department of Stockholm University. He earned his PhD at the Department for Comparative Literature in Novi Sad.

Summary:

»Art’s Refusal« examines the conditions of artistic labor within capitalist production relations, employing a Marxist methodology enriched by insights from theo­rists like Jacques Rancière. The book is divided into three interconnected chapters: the first explores the aesthetic and financial value of literary labor; the ­second provides a case study on T. S. Eliot‘s »The Waste Land«, revealing the socio-economic conditions of its creation; and the third analyzes the evolution of artistic labor post-World War II, particularly in the context of the „creative industries.“ Engaging with debates on artistic wages, unpaid labor, and cultural economics, this work offers a critical framework for understanding the economic and social dimensions of artistic production in contemporary society.

Contents:

Introduction Literary Labor: Production of Aesthetic and Financial Value Text and the Objective Chain of Relations Linguistic Property and Supplement Literary Labor Formalization of the Supplement Concrete and Abstract Labor Aesthetic Value and Abstract Labor Autonomy Beyond the Institution of Art Poetry and Labor: Who payed for The Waste Land ? “Apologia for the literary life” Imperfect Accounting Lloyds and Bel Esprit The Waste Land Artist-Patron: Space of No Guarantees Schrödinger’s Cat: (In)Existence of Artistic Labor State Mediation Expansion of Institution Internal Pressures External Pressures Project Form All Things Creative and Cultural Economics Conclusion Bibliography Acknowledgements About the author Auch diese Kategorien durchsuchen: Studien z

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-8498-1978-7

9783849819781

Publisher Number:

9783849819781