Black is Beautiful : A Philosophy of Black Aesthetics Paperback / softback
by Paul C. (Pennsylvania State University, USA) Taylor
Part of the Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts series
Paperback / softback
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Black is Beautiful identifies and explores the most significant philosophical issues that emerge from the aesthetic dimensions of black life, providing a long-overdue synthesis and the first extended philosophical treatment of this crucial subject. The first extended philosophical treatment of an important subject that has been almost entirely neglected by philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of artTakes an important step in assembling black aesthetics as an object of philosophical studyUnites two areas of scholarship for the first time – philosophical aesthetics and black cultural theory, dissolving the dilemma of either studying philosophy, or studying black expressive cultureBrings a wide range of fields into conversation with one another– from visual culture studies and art history to analytic philosophy to musicology – producing mutually illuminating approaches that challenge some of the basic suppositions of eachWell-balanced, up-to-date, and beautifully written as well as inventive and insightfulWinner of The American Society of Aesthetics Outstanding Monograph Prize 2017
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:13/05/2016
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- ISBN:9781405150637
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:13/05/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781405150637
