ART HISTORY THE BASICS / GRANT POOKE & DIANA NEWALL

SOFTCOVER

ROUTLEDGE ; 2008 1ST PUBLISHED

263 PAGES ; 20 X 13 CM

BOOK: LIGHT BUMP AT TOP OF SPINE CORNER, A LITTLE CREASING ON ONE CORNER

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THIS BOOK IS A CONCISE AND ACCESSIBLE INTRODUCTION FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE APPROACHING THE HISTORY OF ART FOR THE FIRST TIME AT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY

IT WILL GIVE YOU ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS LIKE:

*WHAT IS ART AND ART HISTORY?

*WHAT ARE THE MAIN METHODOLOGIES USED TO UNDERSTAND ART?

*HOW HAVE IDEAS ABOUT FORM, SEX AND GENDER SHAPED REPRESENTATION?

*WHAT CONNECTS ART WITH PSYCHOANALYSIS, SEMIOTICS AND MARXISM?

*HOW ARE GLOBALISATION AND POSTMODERNISM CHANGING ART AND ART HISTORY?

EACH CHAPTER INTRODUCES KEY IDEAS, ISSUES AND DEBATES IN ART HISTORY.


BASIC CONTENTS:

LIST OF FIGURES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION

1. ART THEORIES AND ART HISTORIES

2. FORMALISM, MODERNISM AND MODERNITY

3. A WORLD STILL TO WIN: MARXISM, ART AND ART HISTORY

4. SEMIOTICS AND POSTRUCTURALISM

5. PSYCHOANALYSIS, ART AND THE HIDDEN SELF

6. SEX AND SEXUALITIES: REPRESENTATION OF GENDER

7. EXPLORING POSTMODERNITIES

8. GLOBALISED PROXIMITIES AND PERSPECTIVES

ART AND ART HISTORY: WEBSITE RESOURCES
- INTRODUCTION
- SEARCH ENGINES
- ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND SPECIALIST ART WEBSITES
- GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS ONLINE
- OTHER RESOURCES

GLOSARY OF TERMS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX