Abstract
In the popular imagination, art history remains steeped in outmoded notions of tradition, material value and elitism. How can we awaken, define and orientate an ecological sensibility within the history of art? Building on the latest work in the discipline, this book provides the blueprint for an 'ecocritical art history', one that is prepared to meet the challenges of the Anthropocene, climate change and global warming. Without ignoring its own histories, the book looks beyond - at politics, posthumanism, new materialism, feminism, queer theory and critical animal studies - invigorating the art-historical practices of the future.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Manchester |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781526121561, 9781526121578 |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Dec 2018 |
| Event | Picture Ecology. Art and Ecocriticism in Planetary Perspective: Convened in conjunction with the exhibition Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment. - Princeton University, Princeton, United States Duration: 7 Dec 2018 → 8 Dec 2018 http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/calendar/2018-12/symposium-picturing-ecology-art-and-ecocriticism-planetary-perspective |
Publication series
| Name | Rethinking Art's Histories |
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| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Keywords
- ecology
- art history
- Anthropocene
- art practice
- ecocriticism
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Andrew Patrizio
- Edinburgh College of Art - Professor of Scottish Visual Culture
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