280 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
288 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
288 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Introducing the fundamental theories and debates in the sociology of art, this broad ranging book, the only edited reader of the sociology of art available, uses extracts from the core foundational and most influential contemporary writers in the field. As such it is essential reading both for students of the sociology of art, and of art history. Divided into five sections, it explores the... Read more
1. Classical Sociological Theory and the Sociology of Art 2. The Social Production of Art 3. The Sociology of the Artist Commentary 4. Museums and the Social Construction of High Culture Commentary 5. Sociology, Aesthetic Form and the Specificity of Art
Biography
Jeremy Tanner is Lecturer in Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology, and co-ordinator of the graduate programme in Comparative Art and Archaeology at University Collge London.
'There is some interesting material in Tanner's reader, notably Natalie Heinich on 'The Van Gogh Effect', Robert Witkin on Van Eyck's painting The Arnolfini Marriage and Bordieu's 'Outline of a sociological theory of art perception'.' - Auto/Biography
