The Aesthetics of Uncertainty
(Part of the Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts Series and Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts Series)
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Feminism, poststructuralism, postcolonialism, and Marxism, among other critical approaches, have undermined traditional notions of aesthetics in recent decades. But questions of aesthetic judgment and pleasure persist, and many critics now seek a "return to aesthetics" or a "return to beauty." Janet Wolff advances a "postcritical" aesthetics grounded in shared values that are negotiated in the context of community. She relates this approach to contemporary...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0231140967
ISBN13:9780231140966
Release Date:September 2008
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:200 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 8.1"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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