Arts And Aesthetics In A Globalizing World (assoc Social Anthropologists Monographs)
by James Staples /
2015 / English / PDF
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An investigation of arts and aesthetics in their widest senses
and experiences, presenting a variety of perspectives ranging
from the metaphysical to the political. Moving beyond art as an
expression of the inner mind and invention of the individual
self, the volume bridges the gap between changing perceptions of
contemporary art and aesthetics and maps globalizing currents in
a number of contexts and regions.
An investigation of arts and aesthetics in their widest senses
and experiences, presenting a variety of perspectives ranging
from the metaphysical to the political. Moving beyond art as an
expression of the inner mind and invention of the individual
self, the volume bridges the gap between changing perceptions of
contemporary art and aesthetics and maps globalizing currents in
a number of contexts and regions.
The volume includes an impressive variety of case studies offered
by established leaders in the field and original and emerging
scholarly talent covering areas in India, Nepal, Indonesia, Iran,
Russia, Rwanda and Germany, as well as providing transnational or
diasporic perspectives. From the contradictory demands made on
successful artists from the south in the global art world such as
Anish Kapoor, to images of war and puppetry created by female
political prisoners, the volume compels creative and political
interpretations of the ever-changing and globalizing terrain of
arts and aesthetics.
The volume includes an impressive variety of case studies offered
by established leaders in the field and original and emerging
scholarly talent covering areas in India, Nepal, Indonesia, Iran,
Russia, Rwanda and Germany, as well as providing transnational or
diasporic perspectives. From the contradictory demands made on
successful artists from the south in the global art world such as
Anish Kapoor, to images of war and puppetry created by female
political prisoners, the volume compels creative and political
interpretations of the ever-changing and globalizing terrain of
arts and aesthetics.