Ecologies, Aesthetics, and Histories of Art:

Ahead of Publication Published by De Gruyter 2023

Ecologies, Aesthetics, and Histories of Art

Edited by: Hannah Baader , Gerhard Wolf and Sugata Ray

Overview

About this book

What are the conceptual correspondences and gaps between theories of nature, ecology, environment, and aesthetics? This volume addresses the ecological and aesthetic dimensions of human interaction with geographical, geological, botanical, zoological, astronomical, and climatic formations. Other than literary ecocriticism which led to heated debates, this book deals with the ecological turn in visual studies, a territory of research still in its infancy. Art history is thus engaging in the crucial exchange between ecological and aesthetic studies. The contributions adopt a historical as well as a transcultural perspective reaching from the earliest known human interaction with the natural environment to the present day.

Author information

Hannah Baader, Gerhard Wolf, Kunsthistorisches Institut, Florenz; Sugata Ray, University of California, Berkeley.

Topics

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Art history, cultural history, anthropology, environmental politics, geography, archeology, philosophy
Pages
- Main content: 240
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 40
- Coloured Illustrations: 100
Keywords: art; aesthetic; ecology

eBook

Planned Publication: October 23, 2023
ISBN: 9783110605150

Paperback

Planned Publication: October 23, 2023
ISBN: 9783110603644