Sociology of Art : A Reader

ISBN-13: 9780415308847 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 288 str.

Jeremy Tanner; Jeremy Tanner

Opis

This text provides students with an introduction to the fundamental theories and debates in the sociology of art, using extracts from the core foundational contemporary writers in the field. The book is divided into five sections exploring key themes in the sociology and social history of art. These are: classical sociological theory and the sociology of art; the social production of art; the sociology of the artist; the social construction of high culture; and sociological aesthetic form and the specificity of art. With the addition of an introductory essay that not only contextualizes the readings within the traditions of sociology and art history, but which also draws parallels between the origins and development of these two disciplines, this book opens up a productive interdisciplinary dialogue between sociology and art history as well as providing an introduction to the subject.

Recenzje

'There is some interesting material in Tanner's reader, notably Natalie Heinich on 'The Van Gogh Effect', Robert Witkin on Van Eyck's painting The Arnolfini Marriage and Bordieu's 'Outline of a sociological theory of art perception'.' - Auto/Biography

Spis treści

1. Classical Sociological Theory and the Sociology of Art 2. The Social Production of Art 3. The Sociology of the Artist Commentary 4. Museums and the Social Construction of High Culture Commentary 5. Sociology, Aesthetic Form and the Specificity of Art

O autorze

Jeremy Tanner is Lecturer in Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology, and co-ordinator of the graduate programme in Comparative Art and Archaeology at University Collge London.