Transformative aesthetics

Author(s)

• Fischer-Lichte, Erika
• Wihstutz, Benjamin

Bibliographic Information

Transformative aesthetics

edited by Erika Fischer-Lichte and Benjamin Wihstutz

（Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies）

Routledge, 2020, c2018

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Aesthetic theory in the West has, until now, been dominated by ideas of effect, autonomy, and reception. Transformative Aesthetics uncovers these theories' mutual concern with the transformation of those involved. From artists to spectators, readers, listeners, or audiences, the idea of transformation is one familiar to cultures across the globe. Transformation of the individual is only one part of this aesthetic phenomenon, as contemporary artists are increasingly called upon to have a transformative, sustainable impact on society at large. To this end, Erika Fischer Lichte and Benjamin Wihstutz present a series of fresh perspectives on the discussion of aesthetics, uniting Western theory with that of India, China, Australia, and beyond. Each chapter of Transformative Aesthetics focuses on a different approach to transformation, from the foundations of aesthetics to contemporary theories, breaking new ground to establish a network of thought that spans theatre, performance, art history, cultural studies, and philosophy.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Transformative Aesthetics-Reflections on the Metamorphic Power of Art Erika Fischer-Lichte 1 Aristotle's theory of Katharsis in its Historical and Social Contexts Edith Hall 2 The Taste of Art and Transcendence: Transformation(s) in Rasa and Bhakti Aesthetics Guillermo Rodriguez 3 Metamorphosis in the Picture Bernhard Waldenfels 4 Somaesthetics and Self-Cultivation in Chinese Art Richard Shusterman 5 Schiller's Transformative Aesthetics Benjamin Wihstutz 6 Clairvoyance and Transformation: Wagner's Neuroaesthetics Matthew Wilson Smith 7 The Invisible Vanguard: Reflections on Political Movements and Contemporary AvantGarde Formations James Harding 8 Applied Theatre: Theatre for Change Matthias Warstat 9 Transformative Resistance and Aesthetics Bill Ashcroft 10 The Art of not Relating with one Another-Notes on Some Issues and Potentials of Relational Art Sandra Umathum

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BC18853125
• ISBN:
  • 9780367736002
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 232 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BH39
  • DC23 : 111/.85
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Aesthetics -- Philosophy
  • LCSH : Arts -- Philosophy
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA76388651