Eco-aesthetics : art, literature and architecture in a period of climate change / Malcolm Miles.

Author
Miles, Malcolm [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
Description
xi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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    • "By moving beyond traditional aesthetic categories (beauty, the sublime, the religious), Eco-Aesthetics takes an inter-disciplinary approach bridging the arts, humanities and social sciences and explores what aesthetics might mean in the 21st century. It is one in a series of new, radical aesthetics promoting debate, confronting convention and formulating alternative ways of thinking about art practice. There is no doubt that the social and environmental spheres are interconnected but can art and artists really make a difference to the global environmental crisis? Can art practice meaningfully contribute to the development of sustainable lifestyles? Malcolm Miles explores the strands of eco-art, eco-aesthetics and contemporary aesthetic theories, offering timely critiques of consumerism and globalisation and, ultimately, offers a possible formulation of an engaged eco-aesthetic for the early 21st century."--Publisher information.
    • "An introduction to a radical new aesthetic theory drawing upon both contemporary theory and art practice."--Publisher information.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Climate Change and Culture
    • 2. Ecologies
    • 3. Aesthetics
    • 4. Ruins and Catastrophes
    • 5. Regressions and Reclamations
    • 6. Representations
    • 7. Interruptions
    • 8. Cultures and Climate Change..
    ISBN
    • 9781472529107 ((hardback))
    • 1472529103 ((hardback))
    • 9781472529404 ((paperback))
    • 1472529405 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2013039120
    OCLC
    857966631
    Other standard number
    • 40023904562
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