ISBN:
9780226096285
,
0226096297
,
0226096289
,
9780226096292
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 287 p)
,
ill
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Beautiful Democracy : Aesthetics and Anarchy in a Global Era
DDC:
306.4/70973
Keywords:
Democracy
;
Aesthetics, American
;
Arts
;
United States Civilization
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
The photographer and reformer Jacob Riis once wrote, "I have seen an armful of daisies keep the peace of a block better than a policeman and his club." Riis was not alone in his belief that beauty could tame urban chaos, but are aesthetic experiences always a social good? Could aesthetics also inspire violent crime, working-class unrest, and racial murder? To answer these questions, Russ Castronovo turns to those who debated claims that art could democratize culture-civic reformers, anarchists, novelists, civil rights activists, and college professors-to reveal that beauty provides unexpected
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : aesthetics and the anarchy of global cultureFlowers and billy clubs : the beauty and danger of ethical citizenship -- American literature internationale : translation, strike, and the time of political possibility -- Beauty along the color line : lynching, form, and aesthetics -- "Bombs of laughter" : motion pictures, mass art, and universal language -- Geo-aesthetics : fascism, globalism, and Frank Norris.
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Aesthetics and the Anarchy of Global Culture; 1. Flowers and Billy Clubs: The Beauty and Danger of Ethical Citizenship; 2. American Literature Internationale: Translation, Strike, and the Time of Political Possibility; 3. Beauty along the Color Line: Lynching, Form, and Aesthetics; 4. "Bombs of Laughter": Motion Pictures, Mass Art, and Universal Language; 5. Geo-Aesthetics: Fascism, Globalism, and Frank Norris; Afterword; Notes; Works Cited; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-270) and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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