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Fifty Key Texts in Art History is an anthology of critical commentaries selected from the classical period to the late modern. It explores some of the central and emerging themes, issues and debates within Art History as an increasingly expansive and globalised discipline. It features an international range of contributors , including art historians, artists, curators and gallerists.
Arranged chronologically, each entry includes a bibliography for further reading and a key word index for easy reference. Text selections range across issues including artistic value, cultural identity, modernism, gender, psychoanalysis, photographic theory, poststructuralism and postcolonialism.
- Rozsika Parker and Griselda Pollock Old Mistresses, Women, Art & Ideology (1981)
- Victor Burgin’s The End of Art Theory: Criticism and Postmodernity (1986)
- Homi Bhabha The Location of Culture: Hybridity, Liminal Spaces and Borders (1994)
- Geeta Kapur When was Modernism in Indian Art? (1995)
- Judith Butler's Gender Trouble (1999)
- Georges Didi Huberman Confronting Images. Questioning the Ends of a Certain History of Art (2004)
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- ISBN 9781136493065
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- ISBN 9781136493072
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Fifty Key Texts in Art History is an anthology of critical commentaries selected from the classical period to the late modern. It explores some of the central and emerging themes, issues and debates within Art History as an increasingly expansive and globalised discipline. It features an international range of contributors , including art historians, artists, curators and gallerists.
Arranged chronologically, each entry includes a bibliography for further reading and a key word index for easy reference. Text selections range across issues including artistic value, cultural identity, modernism, gender, psychoanalysis, photographic theory, poststructuralism and postcolonialism.
- Rozsika Parker and Griselda Pollock Old Mistresses, Women, Art & Ideology (1981)
- Victor Burgin’s The End of Art Theory: Criticism and Postmodernity (1986)
- Homi Bhabha The Location of Culture: Hybridity, Liminal Spaces and Borders (1994)
- Geeta Kapur When was Modernism in Indian Art? (1995)
- Judith Butler's Gender Trouble (1999)
- Georges Didi Huberman Confronting Images. Questioning the Ends of a Certain History of Art (2004)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Fifty Key Texts in Art History about?
Fifty Key Texts in Art History is an anthology of critical commentaries selected from the classical period to the late modern. It explores some of the central and emerging themes, issues and debates within Art History as an increasingly expansive and globalised discipline. It features an international range of contributors , including art historians, artists, curators and gallerists.
Arranged chronologically, each entry includes a bibliography for further reading and a key word index for easy reference. Text selections range across issues including artistic value, cultural identity, modernism, gender, psychoanalysis, photographic theory, poststructuralism and postcolonialism.
- Rozsika Parker and Griselda Pollock Old Mistresses, Women, Art & Ideology (1981)
- Victor Burgin’s The End of Art Theory: Criticism and Postmodernity (1986)
- Homi Bhabha The Location of Culture: Hybridity, Liminal Spaces and Borders (1994)
- Geeta Kapur When was Modernism in Indian Art? (1995)
- Judith Butler's Gender Trouble (1999)
- Georges Didi Huberman Confronting Images. Questioning the Ends of a Certain History of Art (2004)
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Fifty Key Texts in Art History?
The Arts > The visual, decorative or fine arts: treatments and subjects > History of art
Where can I read a sample of Fifty Key Texts in Art History?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781136493065
Is Fifty Key Texts in Art History part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Routledge Key Guides
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Fifty Key Texts in Art History?
Diana Newall, Grant Pooke
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Fifty Key Texts in Art History is available as ebook(ISBN 9781136493065) and pdf(ISBN 9781136493072)