Essays about: "sociology of art"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words sociology of art.
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1. A Question of Taste : Psychoanalytic Explorations of Aesthetic Dislike and Bourdieu’s Distinction
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionenAbstract : This dissertation approaches the question of taste and aesthetic dislike from a combined sociological and psychoanalytic perspective. Building on Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology of art (most notably La distinction from 1979), I attempt to reconcile a view of aesthetic judgments as acts of distinction with a legitimate subjective dimension of aesthetic enjoyment. READ MORE
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2. Art as resistance : artists' reflections on environmentally engaged art and their roles as civil actors in society
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : As climate change intensifies, more voices are being raised in favor of re-conceptualization and transformative systems change, where actions are taken on a social, political and economic level. Environmentally engaged art and its artists are brought forward as potential instigators of change, as both researchers and as civil actors in society. READ MORE
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3. The Hell Harp of Hieronymus Bosch. The building of an experimental musical instrument, and a critical account of an experience of a community of musicians.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : Taking a detail from Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden Of Earthly Delights as a point of departure, an instrument is built for a musical performance act deeply involving the body of the musician. The process from idea to performance is recorded and described as a compositional and improvisational process. READ MORE
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4. PANNCENTRALEN : Form Follows Process & The Nature Of Order
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : It seems clear to me that humanity currently stands at a major crossroad where “the old truths have lost their validity and new ones are yet to emerge”, to quote late sociologist Zygmunt Bauman. It seems also clear that these “new truths” has to be formulated quickly if we do not want to end up on the wrong fork of the road... READ MORE
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5. The passionate economy of graffiti and street art : Building social cohesion through art collecting
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : This study examines how social cohesion is built through exchange of urban art. Graffiti and street art are treated like dirt and washed away. Unsanctioned art is often perceived as alien to museums and private homes. Despite this, many graffiti and street artists produce art in studios that are sold in galleries as urban art. READ MORE
