Overview
- Analyses the relationship between contemporary art and feminist theory
- Provides a historical, conceptual and empirical analysis of a multidisciplinary field
- Conceptualises feminist art both as a product and as a political project in a liminal context
Part of the book series: Sociology of the Arts (SOA)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides a thorough interdisciplinary analysis of the ways in which artists have engaged with political and feminist grassroots movements to characterise a new direction in the production of feminist art. The authors conceptualise feminist art in Turkey through the lens of feminist philosophy by offering a historical analysis of how feminism and art interacts, analysing emerging feminist artwork and exploring the ways in which feminist art as a form opens alternative political spaces of social collectivities and dissent, to address epistemic injustices. The book also explores how the global art and feminist movements (particularly in Europe) have manifested themselves in the art scenery of Turkey and argues that feminist art has transformed into a form of political and protest art which challenges the hegemonic masculinity dominating the aesthetic debates and political sphere. It is an invaluable reading for students and scholars of sociology of art, gender studies and political sociology.
Reviews
“The book gives a clear perspective of how a feminist voice can be traced in contemporary art practice in Turkey, and seeks to show the subtle ways in which art forms a critical outlet for women artists in a cultural fielddominated by hegemonic masculinity. The authors trace the development of a feminist epistemology with the field of art history, using it as theoretical tool to delve into the complex history of modernity in Turkey, which includes the practice of fine arts in a process of nation-making and cultural modernization. The book hence provides a significant contribution to the limited literature on women’s histories in Turkey from within the field of art, and opens up an interesting perspective on how local contexts can contribute to global discussions.” (Ahu Antmen,Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art, Sabancı University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Elif Dastarlı is Art Historian/Critic at Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art, Turkey.
F. Melis Cin is Senior Lecturer in Gender, Development and Education at Lancaster University, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Feminist Art in Resistance
Book Subtitle: Aesthetics, Methods and Politics of Art in Turkey
Authors: Elif Dastarlı, F. Melis Cin
Series Title: Sociology of the Arts
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17638-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17637-1Published: 12 February 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17640-1Published: 12 February 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-17638-8Published: 11 February 2023
Series ISSN: 2569-1414
Series E-ISSN: 2569-1406
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 182
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociology of Culture, Cultural Studies, Social Philosophy, Political Sociology