Sociology of Art

Ways of Seeing

AvDavid Inglis,John Hughson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

What can Sociology add to our understanding of art? This volume brings together a range of respected scholars in the field who demonstrate the many ways in which sociology can add to our understanding of artistic issues. Covering all the major schools of thought, and dealing with many different art forms, the book offers the reader a comprehensive and accessible guide to an often complex area. It will be an invaluable resource for students seeking to understand sociology's contributions to the study of artistic and aesthetic issues.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-10-18
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:517 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780333962664

Utforska kategorier

Konstteori inom Kultur
Sociologi och antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

DAVID INGLIS lectures in the Department of Sociology, University of Aberdeen, UK.JOHN HUGHSON is Senior Lecturer in the School of Physical Education, University of Otaga, New Zealand.

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'Inglis and Hughson are to be congratulated for producing such an exciting, innovative and rigorous collection of original papers on the sociology of art, which is long overdue in this area of study.' - Professor Helen Thomas, Research Director at London College of Fashion, UK

Innehållsförteckning

PART 1: THEORY PAST, PRESENT AND FUTUREWhat is the 'Sociology of Art'?; D.Inglis and J.HughsonWhen Does Art Become Art? Assessing Pierre Bourdieu's Theory of Artistic Fields; J.JaneFeminist Art and Feminist Sociology: New Departures; A.HowsonA New Paradigm for a Sociology of Aesthetics; R.WitkinInvisible Aesthetics and the Social Work of Community Culture; P.WillisCultural Studies and the Sociology of Culture; J.WolffThe Sociology of Art: Cynical or Celebratory?; D. InglisPART 2: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: CASE STUDIES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF ARTFraming Old Age: Sociological Perspectives on the Art of the Past; M.HepworthThe Rise and Fall of the Art House Movie; A.TudorOpera, Modernity and Cultural Fields; A.Swingewood'World Music' and the Globalisation of Sound; R.Robertson and D.Inglis'High Arts' and the Market: An Uneasy Partnership in the Transnational World of Ballet; H.WulffReconstructing the Centre: Sociological Approaches to the Rebuilding of Berlin; J.Stewart.