The a
esthetic exception theorises anew the relation between art and politics. It challenges critical trends that discount the role of aesthetic autonomy, to impulsively reassert art as an effective form of social engagement. But it equally challenges those on the flipside of the efficacy debate, who insist that art’s politics is limited to a recondite space of ‘autonomous resistance’. The book shows how each side of the efficacy debate overlooks art’s exceptional status and its...
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Introduction The horizon of the aesthetic
Part I The aesthetic exception
1 The paradox of the aesthetic exception
2 Crossing the threshold
3 The institution o...
Om författaren
Tony Fisher is Reader in Theatre and Philosophy at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
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