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The Arts, Popular Culture, And Social Change
Beyer, Landon E.
The Arts, Popular Culture, And Social Change / Landon E. Beyer - 1st ed. - New York Peter Lang c2000 - xi, 157 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index
The purpose, value, and significance of the arts are perennial topics, often generating rather heated discussions. In the modern era, a philosophical perspective took hold in accord with the idea that art was separated from daily life, as well as from larger social contexts. This book argues for a perspective in which the arts are integrated with our daily lives, even as they affect social, political, and educational realities, and our understanding of those realities. A central theme of this book is that aesthetic experiences, and forms of popular culture in particular, can and often do affect the way we see, interpret, and make sense of our worlds, as well as assist in the creation of a more just, invigorating, and humane society.
0820449431
Aesthetics
700.1 / BEY
The Arts, Popular Culture, And Social Change / Landon E. Beyer - 1st ed. - New York Peter Lang c2000 - xi, 157 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index
The purpose, value, and significance of the arts are perennial topics, often generating rather heated discussions. In the modern era, a philosophical perspective took hold in accord with the idea that art was separated from daily life, as well as from larger social contexts. This book argues for a perspective in which the arts are integrated with our daily lives, even as they affect social, political, and educational realities, and our understanding of those realities. A central theme of this book is that aesthetic experiences, and forms of popular culture in particular, can and often do affect the way we see, interpret, and make sense of our worlds, as well as assist in the creation of a more just, invigorating, and humane society.
0820449431
Aesthetics
700.1 / BEY