Aesthetics in Feminist Perspective

by Hilde Hein (Editor), Carolyn Korsmeyer (Editor)

Overview

"A first-rate introduction to the field, accessible to scholars working from a variety of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. Highly recommended . . . " —Choice

" . . . offers both broad theoretical considerations and applications to specific art forms, diverse methodological perspectives, and healthy debate among the contributors. . . . [an] outstanding volume." —Philosophy and Literature

" . . . this volume represents an eloquent and enlightened attempt to reconceptualize the field of aesthetic theory by encouraging its tendencies toward openness, self-reflexivity and plurality." —Discourse & Society

"All of the authors challenge the traditional notion of a pure and disinterested observer that does not allow for questions of race/ethnicity, class, sexual preference, or gender." —Signs

These essays examine the intellectual traditions of the philosophy of art and aesthetics. Containing essays by scholars and by the writer Marilyn French, the collection ranges from the history of aesthetic theory to a philosophical reflection on fashion. The contributions are unified by a sustained scrutiny of the nature of "feminist," "feminine," or "female" art, creativity, and interpretation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780253207746
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Publication date:	09/22/1993
Series:	A Hypatia Book Series
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

HILDE HEIN, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the College of the Holy Cross, is the author of The Exploration: The Museum as Laboratory. CAROLYN KORSMEYER, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo, is the co-author of Feminist Scholarship: Kindling the Groves of Academe, and the author of numerous articles on aesthetics.