Vision and Society

Towards a Sociology and Anthropology from Art

John Clammer (United Nations University, Japan)

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English

Routledge
20 March 2014

Theory of art; History of Art & Design Styles; Humanities; Cultural studies; Social theory

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

The sociology of art is now an established sub-discipline of sociology. But little work has been done to explore the implications not of society on art, but of art on the nature and principles of sociology itself.

Vision and Society explores the ways in which art (here mainly understood as visual art) structures in fundamental ways the constitution of society, the relations between societies and the ways in which society and culture should be theorized. Building initially on an unfulfilled project by the French sociologist of art Nathalie Heinich to derive a sociology from art, this book pushes this idea in unconventional directions. Rethinking the relationships between the study of art and the study of sociology and anthropology, this book explores how this rethinking might impact sociological theory in general, and certain aspects of it in particular – especially the study of social movements, social change, the urban, the constitution of space and the ways in which human social relationships are mediated and expressed.

By: John Clammer (United Nations University Japan)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9780415722575
ISBN 10: 0415722578
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 20 March 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Clammer is Professor of Sociology at the United Nations University. His research interests encompass the sociology of art, urban sociology, the sociology of religion and sociological theory East and West. His most recent book is Culture, Development and Social Theory (Zed Books 2012).