The Routledge Companion to Marxisms in Art History (1) (Routledge Art History and Visual Studies Companions)

Synopsis

This companion is an essential contribution to the study of historical materialism in general and the social history of art in particular.Each chapter in the collection focuses on a key figure, concept or historical epoch. Increasingly, scholars adopt an array of Marxist methods intertwined with a host of other theoretical practices, particularly the historiography of key issues regarding hegemony, ideology and identity. Ideological issues of connoisseurship, patronage and analyses of the artwork as a form of labor and leisure are essential to the practice of Marxisms in art history. This collection spotlights a plurality of Marxian theories in which the ideas of such figures as Walter Benjamin, Guy Debord and T.J. Clark are debated and developed through analyses of the socio-historical conditions that impact how art is produced, circulated and received. This ultimately underscores that the historical contextualization of artworks and their "markets" within a class-based society is crucial for writing socially engaged art history.This book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, visual studies, visual sociology, communication studies and the sociology of art.

Copyright:

2025

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Publisher Quality

Book Size:

534 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781040256053

Related ISBNs:

9780367650094, 9781003127376, 9781040255957

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

03/31/25

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Tijen Tunalı and Brian Winkenweder

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Tijen Tunalı

Edited by:

Brian Winkenweder