Art history contemporary perspectives on method / [electronic resource] : edited by Dana Arnold. - vii, 175 p. : ill. (some col.) - Art history special issues . - Art history special issues. .

Formerly CIP. "Originally published as Volume 32, Issue 4 of Art History."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This collection of newly commissioned essays by a leading group of international scholars examines the various patterns and approaches to the discipline of art history over the last 30 years. The book takes a trans-disciplinary approach to the history of art history, presenting a cross section of the field in all its complexities. Art History: Contemporary Perspectives on Method examines the various patterns and approaches to the discipline of art history exhibited across the scholarship of all periods over the last 30 years, resulting in a cross section of art history in all its complexities and a timely survey of its historiography. Newly commissioned essays by a group of international scholars Takes a trans-disciplinary approach to the history of Art History Each essay presents original and incisive arguments The essays combine to present a thought provoking re-evaluation of the methods of Art History Art History: Contemporary Perspectives on Method examines some of the most significant approaches to the discipline of art history which have appeared in the scholarship of all periods over the last 30 years. The fascinating result is a cross section of art history in all its complexity, as well as a timely survey of its historiography. The newly commissioned chapters, all by leading international scholars, examine discrete methods of writing about art history, ranging from the work of individual theorists and specific schools of thought to the broader problematics of historical interpretation and interdisciplinarity. Each chapter considers the impact and influence of these approaches on the formulation of histories of art, placing the discussions alongside the intellectual consequences. Of particular interest in this examination is what is lost or left out through these methods of historical enquiry, and where the points of contact and convergence with other methodologies lie.




Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9781444324723 (e-book)

2010009540


Art--Historiography.


Electronic books.

N7480 / .A773 2010

707.22