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29 produkter
Making Theory/Constructing Art
On the Authority of the Avant-Garde
Inbunden, 1993
1266 kr
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Artists and critics regularly enlist theory in the creation and assessment of artworks, but few have scrutinized the art theories themselves. Here, Daniel examines and critiques the norms, assumptions, historical conditions, and institutions that have framed the development and uses of art theory. …
Making Theory/Constructing Art
On the Authority of the Avant-Garde
Häftad, 1996
437 kr
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This text examines and critiques the norms, assumptions, historical conditions, and institutions that have framed the development and uses of art theory. Spurred by the theoretical claims of Arthur Danto, a leader in the philosophy of the avant-garde, Herwitz re-examines the art and theory of major …
Serious Larks
The Philosophy of Ted Cohen
Inbunden, 2018
849 kr
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Ted Cohen was an original and captivating essayist known for his inquisitive intelligence, wit, charm, and a deeply humane feel for life. For Cohen, writing was a way of discovering, and also celebrating, the depth and complexity of things overlooked by most professional philosophers and …
Serious Larks
The Philosophy of Ted Cohen
Häftad, 2018
228 kr
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Ted Cohen was an original and captivating essayist known for his inquisitive intelligence, wit, charm, and a deeply humane feel for life. For Cohen, writing was a way of discovering, and also celebrating, the depth and complexity of things overlooked by most professional philosophers and …
The Don Giovanni Moment
Essays on the Legacy of an Opera
Av Lydia Goehr, Daniel Herwitz
Inbunden, 2006
1223 kr
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Mozart's Don Giovanni is an operatic masterpiece full of iconic and mythical tensions that still resonate today. The work redefines the terms of power, seduction, and morality, and the resulting conflict between the aesthetic and the ethical is deeply rooted in the Enlightenment and romanticism. …
The Don Giovanni Moment
Essays on the Legacy of an Opera
Av Lydia Goehr, Daniel Herwitz
Häftad, 2008
295 kr
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Mozart's Don Giovanni is an operatic masterpiece full of iconic and mythical tensions that still resonate today. The work redefines the terms of power, seduction, and morality, and the resulting conflict between the aesthetic and the ethical is deeply rooted in the Enlightenment and romanticism. …
Action, Art, History
Engagements with Arthur C. Danto
Av Daniel Herwitz, Michael Kelly
Inbunden, 2007
803 kr
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Arthur C. Danto is unique among philosophers for the breadth of his philosophical mind, his eloquent writing style, and the generous spirit embodied in all his work. Any collection of essays on his philosophy has to engage him on all these levels, because this is how he has always engaged the …
The Star as Icon
Celebrity in the Age of Mass Consumption
Inbunden, 2008
855 kr
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Princess Diana, Jackie O, Grace Kelly-the star icon is the most talked about yet least understood persona. The object of adoration, fantasy, and cult obsession, the star icon is a celebrity, yet she is also something more: a dazzling figure at the center of a media pantomime that is at once …
The Star as Icon
Celebrity in the Age of Mass Consumption
Häftad, 2016
228 kr
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Princess Diana, Jackie O, Grace Kelly-the star icon is the most talked about yet least understood persona. The object of adoration, fantasy, and cult obsession, the star icon is a celebrity, yet she is also something more: a dazzling figure at the center of a media pantomime that is at once …
Heritage, Culture, and Politics in the Postcolony
Inbunden, 2012
516 kr
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The act of remaking one's history into a heritage, a conscientiously crafted narrative placed over the past, is a thriving industry in almost every postcolonial culture. This is surprising, given the tainted role of heritage in so much of colonialism's history. Yet the postcolonial state, like its …
Star as Icon
Celebrity in the Age of Mass Consumption
E-bok, 2008
345 kr
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Princess Diana, Jackie O, Grace Kelly—the star icon is the most talked about yet least understood persona. The object of adoration, fantasy, and cult obsession, the star icon is a celebrity, yet she is also something more: a dazzling figure at the center of a media pantomime that is at once …
Midnight's Diaspora
Critical Encounters with Salman Rushdie
Av Daniel Herwitz, Ashutosh Varshney
Häftad, 2008
372 kr
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Almost twenty years after the Ayatollah Khomeini declared a fatwa against him, Salman Rushdie remains the most controversial and perhaps the most famous living novelist. Far more than an acclaimed author, Rushdie is a global figure whose work is read and studied by a wide variety of constituencies, …
Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy
E-bok, 2008
503 kr
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Aesthetics is the branch of philosophical thought that arises from deep engagement with the arts. It is about larger issues such as meaning, identity, and medium that arise in the exploration of art, music, film and literature. Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy offers a thorough, lucid and …
Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy
Inbunden, 2008
2271 kr
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This title offers an introduction to aesthetics for the student encountering this key philosophical subdiscipline for the first time.Aesthetics is the branch of philosophical thought that arises from engagement with the arts. It is about larger issues, such as meaning, identity, and medium that …
Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy
Häftad, 2008
474 kr
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Aesthetics is the branch of philosophical thought that arises from engagement with the arts. It is about larger issues, such as meaning, identity, and medium, that arise in the exploration of art, music, film and literature. Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy offers a thorough, lucid and …
Cosmopolitan Aesthetics
Art in a Global World
Inbunden, 2019
1212 kr
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New arts created in the context of new social realities are impacting our traditional ideas about aesthetics. Art, art markets and aesthetics now interact in ways that demand new forms of thought and revision of old. Cosmopolitan Aesthetics presents the first thorough account of the challenges …
Cosmopolitan Aesthetics
Art in a Global World
Häftad, 2019
376 kr
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New arts created in the context of new social realities are impacting our traditional ideas about aesthetics. Art, art markets and aesthetics now interact in ways that demand new forms of thought and revision of old. Cosmopolitan Aesthetics presents the first thorough account of the challenges …
Cosmopolitan Aesthetics
Art in a Global World
E-bok, 2019
405 kr
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New arts created in the context of new social realities are impacting our traditional ideas about aesthetics. Art, art markets and aesthetics now interact in ways that demand new forms of thought and revision of old. Cosmopolitan Aesthetics presents the first thorough account of the challenges …
Cosmopolitan Aesthetics
Art in a Global World
E-bok, 2019
405 kr
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New arts created in the context of new social realities are impacting our traditional ideas about aesthetics. Art, art markets and aesthetics now interact in ways that demand new forms of thought and revision of old. Cosmopolitan Aesthetics presents the first thorough account of the challenges …
Aesthetics, Arts, and Politics in a Global World
Häftad, 2019
503 kr
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A different set of purposes define culture today than those that preoccupied the world in the immediate decades of decolonization. Focusing on art and music in diverse parts of the world, Daniel Herwitz explores a world that has largely shifted from the earlier days of nationalism, decolonization …
Political Power of Visual Art
Liberty, Solidarity, and Rights
Häftad, 2021
347 kr
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Visual art has a ubiquitous political cast today. But which politics? Daniel Herwitz seeks clarity on the various things meant by politics, and how we can evaluate their presumptions or aspirations in contemporary art. Drawing on the work of William Kentridge, drenched in violence, race, and power, …
Political Power of Visual Art
Liberty, Solidarity, and Rights
Inbunden, 2021
1141 kr
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Visual art has a ubiquitous political cast today. But which politics? Daniel Herwitz seeks clarity on the various things meant by politics, and how we can evaluate their presumptions or aspirations in contemporary art. Drawing on the work of William Kentridge, drenched in violence, race, and power, …
Political Power of Visual Art
Liberty, Solidarity, and Rights
E-bok, 2021
385 kr
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Visual art has a ubiquitous political cast today. But which politics? Daniel Herwitz seeks clarity on the various things meant by politics, and how we can evaluate their presumptions or aspirations in contemporary art. Drawing on the work of William Kentridge, drenched in violence, race, and power, …
Political Power of Visual Art
Liberty, Solidarity, and Rights
E-bok, 2021
363 kr
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Visual art has a ubiquitous political cast today. But which politics? Daniel Herwitz seeks clarity on the various things meant by politics, and how we can evaluate their presumptions or aspirations in contemporary art. Drawing on the work of William Kentridge, drenched in violence, race, and power, …
Aesthetics, Arts, and Politics in a Global World
E-bok, 2017
546 kr
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A different set of purposes define culture today than those that preoccupied the world in the immediate decades of decolonization. Focusing on art and music in diverse parts of the world, Daniel Herwitz explores a world that has largely shifted from the earlier days of nationalism, decolonization …
Aesthetics, Arts, and Politics in a Global World
E-bok, 2017
534 kr
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A different set of purposes define culture today than those that preoccupied the world in the immediate decades of decolonization. Focusing on art and music in diverse parts of the world, Daniel Herwitz explores a world that has largely shifted from the earlier days of nationalism, decolonization …
Midnight's Diaspora
Critical Encounters with Salman Rushdie
Av Daniel Herwitz, Ashutosh Varshney
Inbunden, 2008
1297 kr
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Almost twenty years after the Ayatollah Khomeini declared a fatwa against him, Salman Rushdie remains the most controversial and perhaps the most famous living novelist. Far more than an acclaimed author, Rushdie is a global figure whose work is read and studied by a wide variety of constituencies, …
Gods and Heroes of Old Japan
Av Daniel Herwitz, Michael Kelly
Inbunden, 2010
1261 kr
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These short stories of heroes are taken from the sacred writings and ancient histories of Japan. The early legends are miraculous, the later tales are historically true and the incidents are genuine.
Race and Reconciliation
Essays from the New South Africa
Häftad, 2003
273 kr
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A meditation on the lessons to be learned from South Africa’s transformation in the wake of apartheidJustice, truth, and identity; race, society, and law-all come into dramatic play as South Africa makes the tumultuous transition to a post-apartheid democracy. Seeking the timeless through the …
