Art Rules - Pierre Bourdieu and the Visual Arts

Zusatztext A welcome addition to the growing body of literature on Bourdieu's sociology of culture which will become a useful tool for students and specialists in sociology! art history and related disciplines. Informationen zum Autor Michael Grenfell is Professor in the Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences, University of Southampton. Cheryl Hardy is Principal Lecturer at the University of Winchester. Zusammenfassung Pierre Bourdieu is now recognized as one of the key contemporary critics of culture and the visual arts. This book analyzes Bourdieu's work on the visual arts to provide an overview of his theory of culture and aesthetics. It applies Bourdieu's theory of practice to the three fields of museums, photography and painting. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. IntroductionPART I: THEORY2. Bourdieu: A Brief History of Theory3. Aesthetics and the Visual ArtsPART II: PRACTICE4. Museums5. Painting6. PhotographyPART III: VISUAL ARTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY7. Back to the Future8. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Michael Grenfell, Grenfell Michael, Cheryl Hardy, Hardy Cheryl
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2007
• EAN: 9781845202330
• ISBN: 978-1-84520-233-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, Theory of art, ART / Criticism & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social