The Practice of Theory
Poststructuralism, Cultural Politics, and Art History
1st Edition
Published on 5. July 2018
208 pages
978-1-5017-2902-7 (ISBN)
Description
Many art historians regard poststructuralist theory with suspicion; some even see its focus on the political dimension of language as hostile to an authentic study of the past. Keith Moxey bridges the gap between historical and theoretical.
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Language
English
Place of publication
NY
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
27 halftones, 1 drawing
27 halftones, 1 drawing
File size
37,94 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5017-2902-7 (9781501729027)
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Person
MoxeyKeith:
Keith Moxey is Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Art History at Barnard College and Columbia University. He is the author of The Practice of Theory: Poststructuralism, Cultural Politics, and Art History, also from Cornell, and Peasants, Warriors, and Wives: Popular Imagery in the Reformation.
Keith Moxey is Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Art History at Barnard College and Columbia University. He is the author of The Practice of Theory: Poststructuralism, Cultural Politics, and Art History, also from Cornell, and Peasants, Warriors, and Wives: Popular Imagery in the Reformation.
Content
- Cover
- The Practice of Theory
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction: History, Theory, Cultural Politics
- PART ONE Cultural Politics: Theory
- Introduction
- Chapter One Representation
- Chapter Two Ideology
- Chapter Three Authorship
- PART TWO Cultural Politics: Practice
- Chapter Four Panofsky's Melancolia
- Chapter Five The Paradox of Mimesis
- Chapter Six Seeing Through
- Chapter Seven Making "Genius
- Index
