The Changing Meaning of Kitsch

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The Changing Meaning of Kitsch is written by Max Ryynänen and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3031166329 (ISBN 10) and 9783031166327 (ISBN 13).

This book inaugurates a new phase in kitsch studies. Kitsch, an aesthetic slur of the 19th and the 20th century, is increasingly considered a positive term and at the heart of today’s society. Eleven distinguished authors from philosophy, cultural studies and the arts discuss a wide range of topics including beauty, fashion, kitsch in the context of mourning, bio-art, visual arts, architecture and political kitsch. In addition, the editors provide a concise theoretical introduction to the volume and the subject. The role of kitsch in contemporary culture and society is innovatively explored and the volume aims not to condemn but to accept and understand why kitsch has become acceptable today.