The art of social critique : painting mirrors of social life / edited by Shawn Chandler Bingham.
| Other author | Bingham, Shawn Chandler, 1976- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2012. |
| Description | xii, 581 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction. Seeing beyond the verge of sight : art as social inquiry / Shawn Chandler Bingham -- Novel visions. Sociology on the road : the sociological imagination of Jack Kerouac / Valerie Chepp and Paul Dean ; Jean Genet : a case study of the artist's explication and alteration of social practice / William Koch ; Entrapment and examination of self and social image : James Baldwin's persistent ascent up the Mountain / Brent Lamons -- Poetic inquiry. Carolyn Forché and the fraught nature of poetic witness / Andrea Scarpino ; American poetry : process as vision and social change / Gregg Mosson -- Building social structures. Frank Lloyd Wright : building an American architect(ure) from within outward / Gail Satler ; The architect as "molder of the sensibilities of the general public" : Bruno Taut and his Architekturprogramm / Markus Breitschmid -- Painting mirrors. Tellin' it like it is : social realism and the art of Aaron Douglas / Damon A. Powell ; Political cartoons : artful commentary / Elaine K. Miller ; Mourning America's war harms : Alan Magee's Trauerarbeit / Robert Stanton -- Performing life. Other people's dancers : Paul Taylor's choreography by messenger / Paul X. Rutz ; Reconceptualization through theater : reflections on mirror theatre's "(re)productions" / Joe Norris ; Standing up to racism : Richard Pryor and the development of a contentious racial politics / James M. Thomas -- Sounding off. Learning from Lennon : using songs and stardom to promote peace and justice / James R. Pennell ; "She is risen" : creating feminist identities and challenging patriarchy through the music of Tori Amos / Adrienne Trier-Bieniek and Patricia Leavy ; Propagandhi and the politics of subcultural resistance / Philip G. Lewin and Timothy M. Gill -- Reel life. Staging truth : Errol Morris's pursuit of the objective in the subjective / Jared Del Rosso ; Aesthetic or movement? Fascism, Italian neorealist cinema, and social activism through film / Thomas N. Ratliff and Karl Precoda ; New possibilities and old limitations of political art in The wire / Lawrence Lanahan -- The interior and exterior elements of art. Articulating a critical voice : artists who "rattle the cage" about the environment / David J. Curtis ; Museums of experience : the artist as curator of memory and loss / Lindsey A. Freeman ; Artistic reverence / P. Sven Arvidson. |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011044562 |
| ISBN | 9780739149232 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0739149237 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | NX180.S6 A735 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |