Cold War Legacies

Cold War Legacies
Author: John Beck
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2016-08-16
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1474409504

From futures research, pattern recognition algorithms, nuclear waste disposal and surveillance technologies, to smart weapons systems, contemporary fiction and art, this book shows that we are now living in a world imagined and engineered during the Cold War. Drawing on theorists such as Jean Baudrillard, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Luce Irigaray, Friedrich Kittler, Michel Serres, Peter Sloterdijk, Carl Schmitt, Bernard Stiegler and Paul Virilio this collection makes connections between Cold War material and conceptual technologies, as they relate to the arts, society and culture.

Legacies of Romanticism

Legacies of Romanticism
Author: Carmen Casaliggi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2012
Genre: Art
ISBN: 041589008X

Taking into account key movements, such as late 19th century aestheticism, early 20th century Modernism, postmodernism and post-colonialism, the book shows how these developments were not only informed by Romanticism, but also revealed it to be a more plural and less stable concept.

Philosophical Legacies

Philosophical Legacies
Author: Daniel O. Dahlstrom
Publisher: CUA Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2008
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0813215218

The essays trace carefully the histories of the influences of earlier thinkers and their legacies upon later thinkers.

The Aesthetic Legacy of Eduard Hanslick

The Aesthetic Legacy of Eduard Hanslick
Author: Lee Rothfarb
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2024-11-20
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1040251900

This book addresses the complex conceptual, historical, and philosophical questions posed by Eduard Hanslick’s influential aesthetic treatise, On the Musically Beautiful (1854). The contributions reveal the philosophical foundations and subtleties of his aesthetic approach. The collection features original essays written by leading scholars in philosophical aesthetics and musicology. It covers many of Hanslick’s overarching themes, such as the relationship between beauty and form, between music and emotion, and the role of imagination and performance in music, which have recently gained prominence in Hanslick scholarship. The chapters, divided into five thematic sections, will provide a better scholarly foundation for a deeper understanding of On the Musically Beautiful and its arguments. In bringing together the various approaches and accounts of the different textual, historical, conceptual, and philosophical challenges posed by Hanslick’s aesthetics, The Aesthetic Legacy of Eduard Hanslick will appeal to philosophers of music, historians of aesthetics, musicologists specializing in 19th-century studies, and music theorists working on aesthetic issues.

Glitch Feminism

Glitch Feminism
Author: Legacy Russell
Publisher: Verso Books
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1786632683

The divide between the digital and the real world no longer exists: we are connected all the time. How do we find out who we are within this digital era? Where do we create the space to explore our identity? How can we come together and create solidarity? The glitch is often dismissed as an error, a faulty overlaying, but, as Legacy Russell shows, liberation can be found within the fissures between gender, technology and the body that it creates. The glitch offers the opportunity for us to perform and transform ourselves in an infinite variety of identities. In Glitch Feminism, Russell makes a series of radical demands through memoir, art and critical theory, and the work of contemporary artists who have travelled through the glitch in their work. Timely and provocative, Glitch Feminism shows how the error can be a revolution.

World Art and the Legacies of Colonial Violence

World Art and the Legacies of Colonial Violence
Author: DanielJ. Rycroft
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1351536311

How have imperialism and its after-effects impacted patterns of cultural exchange, artistic creativity and historical/curatorial interpretation? World Art and the Legacies of Colonial Violence - comprised of ten essays by an international roster of art historians, curators, and anthropologists - forges innovative approaches to post-colonial studies, Indigenous studies, critical heritage studies, and the new museology. This volume probes the degree to which global histories of conflict, coercion and occupation have shaped art historical approaches to intercultural knowledge and representation. These debates are relevant to contemporary artists and scholars of visual, material and museological culture in their attempts to negotiate imperial and colonial legacies. Confronting the aesthetics of Abolition, Fascism and Filipino independence, and re-thinking relationships between colonised and coloniser in Cameroon, North America and East Timor, the collection brings together new readings of Primitivism and Aboriginal art as well. It features discussions of touring exhibitions, popular media, modernist paintings and sculptures, historic photographs, human remains and art installations. In addition to the critical application of phenomenology in a fresh and contemporary manner, the volume?s ?world art? perspective nurtures the possibility that intercultural ethics are relevant to the study of art, power and modernity.

A Companion to Feminist Art

A Companion to Feminist Art
Author: Hilary Robinson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 673
Release: 2019-06-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1118929195

Original essays offering fresh ideas and global perspectives on contemporary feminist art The term ‘feminist art’ is often misused when viewed as a codification within the discipline of Art History—a codification that includes restrictive definitions of geography, chronology, style, materials, influence, and other definitions inherent to Art Historical and museological classifications. Employing a different approach, A Companion to Feminist Art defines ‘art’ as a dynamic set of material and theoretical practices in the realm of culture, and ‘feminism’ as an equally dynamic set of activist and theoretical practices in the realm of politics. Feminist art, therefore, is not a simple classification of a type of art, but rather the space where feminist politics and the domain of art-making intersect. The Companion provides readers with an overview of the developments, concepts, trends, influences, and activities within the space of contemporary feminist art—in different locations, ways of making, and ways of thinking. Newly-commissioned essays focus on the recent history of and current discussions within feminist art. Diverse in scope and style, these contributions range from essays on the questions and challenges of large sectors of artists, such as configurations of feminism and gender in post-Cold War Europe, to more focused conversations with women artists on Afropean decoloniality. Ranging from discussions of essentialism and feminist aesthetics to examinations of political activism and curatorial practice, the Companion informs and questions readers, introduces new concepts and fresh perspectives, and illustrates just how much more there is to discover within the realm of feminist art. Addresses the intersection between feminist thinking and major theories that have influenced art theory Incorporates diverse voices from around the world to offer viewpoints on global feminisms from scholars who live and work in the regions about which they write Examines how feminist art intersects with considerations of collectivity, war, maternal relationships, desire, men, and relational aesthetics Explores the myriad ways in which the experience of inhabiting and perceiving aged, raced, and gendered bodies relates to feminist politics in the art world Discusses a range practices in feminism such as activism, language, education, and different ways of making art The intersection of feminist art-making and feminist politics are not merely components of a unified whole, they sometimes diverge and divide. A Companion to Feminist Art is an indispensable resource for artists, critics, scholars, curators, and anyone seeking greater strength on the subject through informed critique and debate.

Aesthetic Marx

Aesthetic Marx
Author: Samir Gandesha
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre: Art
ISBN: 135002421X

The whole of Marx's project confronts the narrow concerns of political philosophy by embedding it in social philosophy and a certain understanding of the aesthetic. From those of aesthetic production to the "poetry of the future" (as Marx writes in the Eighteenth Brumaire), from the radical modernism of bourgeois development to the very idea of association (which defined one of the main lines of tradition in the history of aesthetics), steady references to Dante, Shakespeare and Goethe, and the idea that bourgeois politics is nothing but a theatrical stage: the aesthetic has a prominent place in the constellation of Marx's thought. This book offers an original and challenging study of both Marx in the aesthetic, and the aesthetic in Marx. It differs from previous discussions of Marxist aesthetic theory as it understands the works of Marx themselves as contributions to thinking the aesthetic. This is an engagement with Marx's aesthetic that takes into account Marx's broader sense of the aesthetic, as identified by Eagleton and Buck-Morss – as a question of sense perception and the body. It explores this through questions of style and substance in Marx and extends it into contemporary questions of how this legacy can be perceived or directed analytically in the present. By situating Marx in contemporary art debates this volume speaks directly to lively interest today in the function of the aesthetic in accounts of emancipatory politics and is essential reading for researchers and academics across the fields of political philosophy, art theory, and Marxist scholarship.

Legacy Cities

Legacy Cities
Author: J. Rosie Tighe
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2019-06-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0822986884

Legacy cities, also commonly referred to as shrinking, or post-industrial cities, are places that have experienced sustained population loss and economic contraction. In the United States, legacy cities are those that are largely within the Rust Belt that thrived during the first half of the 20th century. In the second half of the century, these cities declined in economic power and population leaving a legacy of housing stock, warehouse districts, and infrastructure that is ripe for revitalization. This volume explores not only the commonalities across legacy cities in terms of industrial heritage and population decline, but also their differences. Legacy Cities poses the questions: What are the legacies of legacy cities? How do these legacies drive contemporary urban policy, planning and decision-making? And, what are the prospects for the future of these cities? Contributors primarily focus on Cleveland, Ohio, but all Rust Belt cities are discussed.

Jean-Michel Basquiat: Graffiti, Art, and Cultural Legacy

Jean-Michel Basquiat: Graffiti, Art, and Cultural Legacy
Author: Scarlett Adams
Publisher: Daniel O Brien
Total Pages: 150
Release:
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Jean-Michel Basquiat: Graffiti, Art, and Cultural Legacy Dive into the captivating life and enduring legacy of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the iconic artist who revolutionized the art world with his raw, bold, and unapologetically rebellious style. From his early days as a graffiti artist in the streets of Brooklyn to his meteoric rise to international fame, this comprehensive biography unveils the multifaceted genius behind the crown. Explore the artistic journey of a cultural icon, examining his signature style, the influence of his Haitian heritage, and the impact of music and social commentary on his work. Uncover the complexities of his relationship with Andy Warhol, the challenges of navigating fame, and the struggles of his personal life. This book delves into: The origins of Basquiat's artistic vision: From street art to galleries, witness the evolution of his style, marked by the unique fusion of words and images. The power of his social commentary: Analyze his art as a platform for addressing themes of race, identity, poverty, and inequality. The enduring legacy of his art: Discover how Basquiat's work continues to resonate with audiences today, challenging conventional notions of art and fueling conversations about social justice. More than just a biography, this book is a journey into the heart of a cultural icon, a celebration of his artistic brilliance, and an exploration of the profound impact he had on art and society.