Social Theories of Art

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Social Theories of Art is written by Ian Heywood and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1349259292 (ISBN 10) and 9781349259298 (ISBN 13).

This elegantly written book explores the tension between the theory and practice of art, taking issue with the approaches of the New Art History and its deconstructionist critics. It critically examines influential social theories of art from the viewpoint of the artworlds they target and, through a consideration of work by Rorty, Bauman, Gadamer and others, develops a new and fruitful set of connections between ethical, social and art theory that gives central importance to reflexivity as a living and problematic, as well as a theoretical, concept.