The Sociology of Art

David Inglis lecturers in the Department of Sociology, University of Aberdeen.John Hughson is Principal Research Fellow in the Division of Media, Sociology and Cultural Studies at University of Wolverhampton.

出版者:Palgrave Macmillan

作者:David Inglis (Editor)

页数:240

出版时间:2005-12-20

价格:USD 39.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780333962671

图书标签:艺术社会学艺术史艺术理论西方美术史艺术美术史sociologydiseertation

What light can sociology shed on art and culture in contemporary society? What is distinctive about the sociological understanding of art? In what ways is the sociology of art today developing new insights into the nature of artistic life? This volume contains essays by a wide range of authors, each of whom is concerned with showing the multiple ways in which artistic processes are profoundly shaped by their social settings. Encompassing a wide range of artistic fields, including painting, film, ballet and architecture, the book demonstrates how sociological appreciations of art and artists provide rich and stimulating alternative perspectives to conventional art criticism.