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Bloomsbury Contemporary Aesthetics

Discover New Ways of Thinking about Art and the Everyday

Bringing together exclusive case studies, primary source material, secondary literature, as well as an array of images, this collection showcases a diversity of voices and expands our thinking about aesthetics in the 21st century.

The Bloomsbury Contemporary Aesthetics collection joins the Bloomsbury Philosophy Library hub and is designed to grow each year with the addition of new texts and images.

Available via annual subscription or perpetual access.

The Collection Highlights

  • Exclusive illustrated case studies introduce aesthetic theories and concepts through a wide array of objects taken from everyday life, popular culture, and fine art
  • Over 200 images
  • A curated selection of over 120 eBooks covering secondary literature
    aesthetics across the humanities

Content Highlights

  • The first resource offering dedicated thematic modules designed to fully support students from intro to advanced, as well as experienced researchers
  • Access to primary and secondary content all in one place
  • An interactive timeline that allows users to get a clear sense of chronology and place thinkers in context
  • User-friendly platform featuring an engaging, easy-to-navigate interface and sophisticated indexing and searching tools, allowing for easy research and discoverability at the chapter level

General Editor

Darren Hudson Hick, Visiting Assistant Professor, Furman University, USA

 

Editorial Advisory Board

Andrea Baldini, Director of NJU Center for Sino-Italian Cultural Studies, School of Arts of Nanjing University, China

Arindam Chakrabarti, Lenney Distinguished Professor, University of Hawaii, USA and Visiting Professor, Ashoka University, India

Daniel Elam, Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Lydia Goehr, Professor, Columbia University, USA

Daniel Herwitz, Professor, University of Michigan, USA

Eva Kit Wah Man, Professor in Humanities, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

Elizabeth Millán, Professor, DePaul University, USA

Anne Pollok, Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina, USA

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