The social impact of the arts[electr...
Belfiore, Eleonora, (1975-)

 

  • The social impact of the arts[electronic resource] :an intellectual history /
  • Record Type: Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
    [NT 15000414]: 700.1/0309
    Title/Author: The social impact of the arts : an intellectual history // Eleonora Belfiore and Oliver Bennett.
    Author: Belfiore, Eleonora,
    other author: Bennett, Oliver.
    Published: New York : : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2008.
    Description: viii, 240 p.
    Subject: Arts and society.
    Subject: Intellectual life - History.
    ISBN: 9780230227774
    ISBN: 0230227775
    [NT 15000227]: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-233) and index.
    [NT 15000228]: Introduction -- Towards a new approach to researching the social impacts of the arts -- Corruption and distraction -- Catharsis -- Personalwell-being -- Education and Self-development -- Moral improvement and civilization -- Political instrument -- Social stratification and identity construction -- Autonomy of the art and rejection of instrumentality -- Conclusions -- References -- Index.
    [NT 15000229]: The Social Impact of the Arts offers an intellectual history of claims made over time for thevalue, function and impact of the arts in Western societies. With chapters on corruption, catharsis,education and 'art for art's sake', as well as number of other key themes, the book examines the many different ways in which writers have attempted to articulate the social impact of the arts. It also relates contemporary policy debates to a history of ideas, making a timely contribution to publicdebate about the value of the arts in modern societies.
    Online resource: access to fulltext (Palgrave)
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