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4e de couv. : Representing a new wave of thinking about material culture studies-a topic long overdue for reevaluation-the essays in this volume take a fresh look at the relationship between material culture and exchange theory and illuminate the changing patterns of cultural fl…
The author asserts that sociology is indeed an art form, one that has a strong kinship with literature, painting, Romantic history, and philosophy in the nineteenth century, the age in which sociology came into full stature. He explains the degree to which sociology draws from t…
"Essays, conversations, and artist portfolios confront questions at the intersection of race, institutional life, and representation. Controversies involving race and the art world are often discussed in terms of diversity and representation--as if having the right representativ…
"The aesthetic pleasures of today's popular visual culture - sentimental, violent, vulgar, spectacular, humorous, and many more - are roundly criticised and condemned in elite discourse, but this book shows that they are perennial in nature and an intrinsic part of what it is to…
In both politics and art in recent decades, there has been a dramatic shift in emphasis on representation of identity. Liberal ideals of universality and individuality have given way to a concern with the visibility and recognition of underrepresented groups. Modernist and postm…
How is it that one can be connected to a vast worldwide network of other people and places via digital technologies and yet also be completely alone? The author tackles this philosophical question by exploring how contemporary technologies are changing group formations and affil…
"This book explores the ways in which statues have been experienced in public in different cultures and the role that has been played by statues in defining publicness itself. The meaning of public statues is examined through discussion of their appearance and their spatial cont…
The Routledge companion to art in the public realm
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Originally presented as the author's thesis, University of Birmingham, 1972. Bibliography: p. 139-146. Includes index.
How can we think of art history as a discipline that moves process-based, performative, and cultural migratory movement to the center of its theoretical and methodical analyses? With contributions from internationally renowned experts, this manual, for the first time, provides a…