Contemporary Art, Photography, and the Politics of Citizenship

This book analyzes recent artistic and activist projects to conceptualize the new roles and goals of a critical theory and practice of art and photography.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Third Citizen: Critique, Belief, and the Problem of Appearance 2. Medium, (Re)Mediation, and the Circulation of Affect 3. The Pulse of the Archive: On the Lives of Images

About the author

Vered Maimon is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Art History at Tel Aviv University.

Summary

This book analyzes recent artistic and activist projects to conceptualize the new roles and goals of a critical theory and practice of art and photography.

Product details

• Authors: Vered Maimon, Maimon Vered
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9780367528904
• ISBN: 978-0-367-52890-4
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Photography & photographs, Sociology, PHILOSOPHY / General, Human Rights, The arts: general issues, ART / History / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / History, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Human rights, civil rights, Demonstrations & protest movements, Photography and photographs, The arts: general topics