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This elegantly written book explores the tension between the theory and practice of art, taking issue with the approaches of the New Art History and its deconstructionist critics. It critically examines influential social theories of art from the viewpoint of the artworlds they target and, through a consideration of work by Rorty, Bauman, Gadamer and others, develops a new and fruitful set of connections between ethical, social and art theory that gives central importance to reflexivity as a living and problematic, as well as a theoretical, concept.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Theories of Art
Book Subtitle: A Critique
Authors: Ian Heywood
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25929-8
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Ian Heywood 1997
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 230
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Sociology of Culture