A Philosophy of Cultural Scenes in Art and Popular Culture

— —

Max Ryynänen (Aalto University, Finland) Jozef Kovalčik (Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia)

A Philosophy of Cultural Scenes in Art and Popular Culture

Max Ryynänen (Aalto University, Finland), Jozef Kovalčik (Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia)

$105

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Routledge
23 August 2023

The Arts: General & Reference; History of Art & Design Styles; Philosophy: aesthetics; Popular culture

Series: Routledge Focus on Art History and Visual Studies

This book seeks to understand culture through the lens of scenes, analyzing them aesthetically and culturally as well as understanding them through the frameworks of gender, social networks, and artworlds.

It is common to talk about the cultural and intellectual scenes of early twentieth-century Vienna, the visual art scene of postwar New York, and the music and fashion scene of the swinging London. We often think about artists and works of art as essentially belonging to a certain scene. Scenes might offer a new approach to study what is possible, what is a tradition, and/or to discuss what are the relevant units of contemporary culture for research. The book posits that scenes explain a lot about how the artworld and the cultural field function. Vivienne Westwood, Rene Magritte, Roman Jakobson, Arthur C. Danto, Susan Sontag, James Baldwin, and Didier Eribon are among the figures included in the book, which examines scenes in cities such as Moscow, Bombay, New York, London, Paris, Brussels, Helsinki, and Bratislava.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, cultural studies, philosophy, film, literature, and urban studies.

By: Max Ryynänen (Aalto University Finland), Jozef Kovalčik (Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9781032536101
ISBN 10: 1032536101
Series: Routledge Focus on Art History and Visual Studies
Pages: 98
Publication Date: 23 August 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Max Ryynänen is Principal Lecturer of Theory of Visual Culture at Aalto University. Jozef Kovalčik is lecturer of Aesthetics at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia and director of Slovak Arts Council.