Aesthetics in Feminist Perspective

<p>A first-rate introduction to the field accessible to scholars working from a variety of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. Highly recommended . . . --Choice<br /><br /> . . . offers both broad theoretical considerations and applications to specific art forms diverse methodological perspectives and healthy debate among the contributors. . . . [an] outstanding volume. --Philosophy and Literature<br /><br /> . . . this volume represents an eloquent and enlightened attempt to reconceptualize the field of aesthetic theory by encouraging its tendencies toward openness self-reflexivity and plurality. --Discourse & Society<br /><br />All of the authors challenge the traditional notion of a pure and disinterested observer that does not allow for questions of race/ethnicity class sexual preference or gender. --Signs<br /><br />These essays examine the intellectual traditions of the philosophy of art and aesthetics. Containing essays by scholars and by the writer Marilyn French the collection ranges from the history of aesthetic theory to a philosophical reflection on fashion. The contributions are unified by a sustained scrutiny of the nature of feminist feminine or female art creativity and interpretation.</p>