Overview
This necessary and thought-provoking study brings together the organisational side of the world of the arts and the understanding of the many functions art fulfi lls in our culture. The author sets out to establish how the organisation of art worlds serves the functioning of the arts in society. The book is divided into three sections, the first of which presents a comparative study of approaches to the art world as practiced by Dickie, Becker, Bourdieu, Heinich, and Luhmann, among others. The second part focuses on the philosphical debates concerning ‘aesthetic experience’. Besides Kant, scholars such as Gadamer, Foster, Shustermann, Schaeffer and Carroll come to the fore. In the third part, the author traces the consequences of these theoretical approaches for the organization of art world practices.
Full Product Details
Author: Hans van Maanen
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Imprint: Amsterdam University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.524kg
ISBN: 9789089641526
ISBN 10: 9089641521
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 29 September 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Adult education
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Professional & Vocational
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This study stands on the highest level of commentary in this area and will be taken as a primary source of reference for the study of the art world and sociology of art in general; therefore it would be a mandatory purchase for any university that has an arts and humanity faculty; and it is also an important individual reference text book for both graduate students and academics. --Jonathan Vickery, University of Warwick<br><br>--Jonathan Vickery
This study stands on the highest level of commentary in this area and will be taken as a primary source of reference for the study of the art world and sociology of art in general; therefore it would be a mandatory purchase for any university that has an arts and humanity faculty; and it is also an important individual reference text book for both graduate students and academics. --Jonathan Vickery, University of Warwick This study stands on the highest level of commentary in this area and will be taken as a primary source of reference for the study of the art world and sociology of art in general; therefore it would be a mandatory purchase for any university that has an arts and humanity faculty; and it is also an important individual reference text book for both graduate students and academics. --Jonathan Vickery, University of Warwick
This study stands on the highest level of commentary in this area and will be taken as a primary source of reference for the study of the art world and sociology of art in general; therefore it would be a mandatory purchase for any university that has an arts and humanity faculty; and it is also an important individual reference text book for both graduate students and academics. --Jonathan Vickery, University of Warwick
Author Information
Hans van Maanen is professor of art and society at the University of Groningen and member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Cultural Policy.
