An Analysis of Griselda Pollock's Vision and Difference Feminism, Femininity and the Histories of Art |
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Author:
| Jakubowicz, Karina |
Series title: | The Macat Library |
ISBN: | 978-0-429-93987-7 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2018 |
Publisher: | Macat International Limited
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $9.00 |
Book Description:
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Vision and Difference, published in 1988, is one of the most significant works in feminist visual culture arguing that feminist art history of is a political as well as academic endeavour. Pollock expresses how images are key to the construction of sexual difference, both in visual culture and in broader societal experiences. Her argument places feminist theory at the centre of art history, proffering the idea that a feminist understanding of art history is an analysis of...
More DescriptionVision and Difference, published in 1988, is one of the most significant works in feminist visual culture arguing that feminist art history of is a political as well as academic endeavour. Pollock expresses how images are key to the construction of sexual difference, both in visual culture and in broader societal experiences.
Her argument places feminist theory at the centre of art history, proffering the idea that a feminist understanding of art history is an analysis of art history itself. This text remains key not only to understand feminine art historically but to grasp strategies for representation in the future and adding to its contemporary value.