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Conceptual Odysseys: Passages to Cultural Analysis (New Encounters: Arts, Cultures, Concepts)

By Griselda Pollock

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
1845115236, 9781845115234, 1845115228, 9781845115227
Open Library ID
OL11911331M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2800959 bytes)
Pages
320\264
Topic
Art
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The "theoretical turn" within the arts and humanities in the 1970's and 1980's has, for many, had its day, with work produced under its rubric all too often feeling tired or even downright lazy. In its place -- whilst hazarding against an outright rejection of theory -- this book, introduced by Mieke Bal, presents work by a new generation of scholars responding directly to Bal's idea of the "travelling concept". By taking a concept from one discipline and, with a genuine understanding of its origin, thoughtfully applying this in a new context, exciting new possibilities are opened up for analysis of artworks and other cultural objects. Here we find these "travelling concepts" employed in fresh explorations of subjects as diverse as the paintings of Poussin and of Adam Elsheimer; Chantal Akerman's film; The Museum of the French Revolution and the work of German Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon. This is a uniquely illuminating contribution to the edgy territorial conflicts between visual culture, art history and cultural studies.

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