Book of Hours and the Body - Somaesthetics, Posthumanism, and the Uncanny

This book explores our corporeal connections to the past by considering what three theoretical approaches-somaesthetics, posthumanism, and the uncanny-may reveal about both premodern and postmodern terms of embodiment.

List of contents

1. THE BOOK OF HOURS AND THE BODY: INTRODUCTION 2. SOMAESTHETICS: THE BOOK OF HOURS AS ELITE SELF-FASHIONING 3. POSTHUMANISM: TECHNOLOGIZING THE BOOK OF HOURS 4. THE UNCANNY: IMMATERIAL MATTERS IN BOOKS OF HOURS

About the author

Sherry C. M. Lindquist is Professor of Art History at Western Illinois University. Her publications include Agency, Visuality and Society at the Chartreuse de Champmol (Routledge); The Meanings of Nudity in Medieval Art (Routledge); and Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders (co-authored with Asa Mittman).

Summary

This book explores our corporeal connections to the past by considering what three theoretical approaches—somaesthetics, posthumanism, and the uncanny—may reveal about both premodern and postmodern terms of embodiment.

Product details

• Authors: Sherry C. M. Lindquist, Sherry C. M. (Western Illinois Universi Lindquist
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2024
• EAN: 9780367504526
• ISBN: 978-0-367-50452-6
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Routledge Research in Art History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, Theory of art, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, ART / Criticism & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Post-Structuralism, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Deconstruction, History of art / art & design styles, Social groups, History of Art, Philosophy: aesthetics, Social and cultural history, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Structuralism, Deconstructionism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism, Structuralism and Post-structuralism, Social groups, communities and identities