Publication

2016 - Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780300218756
  • Open LibraryOL29297836M

Classifications

  • LCCN7480.A74 2016
  • LCCN7480 .A74 2016

Description

"Art History and Emergency assesses art history’s role and responsibilities in what has been described as the “humanities crisis”—the perceived decline in the practical applications of the humanities in modern times. This timely collection of critical essays and creative pieces addresses several thought-provoking questions on the subject. For instance, as this so-called crisis is but the latest of many, what part has “crisis” played in the humanities’ history? How are artists, art historians, and professionals in related disciplines responding to current pressures to prove their worth? How does one defend the practical value of knowing how to think deeply about objects and images without losing the intellectual intensity that characterizes the best work in the discipline? Does art history as we know it have a future?"--Book jacket.

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