Gender and Aesthetics

An Introduction

Carolyn Korsmeyer

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Routledge
12 February 2004

Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics; Feminism & feminist theory

Series: Understanding Feminist Philosophy

Feminist approaches to art are extremely influential and widely studied across a variety of disciplines, including art theory, cultural and visual studies, and philosophy. Gender and Aestheics is an introduction to the major theories and thinkers within art and aesthetics from a philosophical perspective, carefully introducing and examining the role that gender plays in forming ideas about art. It is ideal for anyone coming to the topic for the first time. Organised thematically, the book introduces in clear language the most important topics within feminist aesthetics:
* Why were

there so few women painters?
* Art, pleasure and beauty
* Music, literature and painting
* The role of gender in taste and food
* What is art and who is an artist?
* Disgust and the sublime Each chapter discusses important topics and thinkers within art and examines the role gender plays in our understanding of them. These topics include creativity, genius and the appreciation of art, and thinkers from Plato, Kant, and Hume to Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeva. Also included in the book are illustrations from Gaugin and Hogarth to Cindy Sherman and Nancy Spero to clarify and help introduce often difficult concepts. Each chapter concludes with a summary and further reading and there is an extensive annotated

bibliography. Carolyn Korsmeyer's style is refreshing and accessible, making the book suitable for students of philosophy, gender studies, visual studies and art theory, as well as anyone interested in the impact of gender on theories of art.

By: Carolyn Korsmeyer
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: annotated edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780415266581
ISBN 10: 0415266580
Series: Understanding Feminist Philosophy
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 12 February 2004
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Primary , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Korsmeyer, Carolyn

Reviews for Gender and Aesthetics: An Introduction

<p> remarkably accessible, engaging, and very readable: it assumes little specialist philosophical knowledge. Gender and Aesthetics is very clearly written, and presents concise lucid explanations of several complex theoretical and philosophical positions. - The British Journal of Aesthetics