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How Art Can Be Thought: A Handbook for Change

• Duke University Press • ISBN-13 978-1478000471

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How Art Can Be Thought: A Handbook for Change

• Duke University Press

ISBN-10: 1724771140 · ISBN-13: 978-1478000471

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What terms do we use to describe and evaluate art, and how do we judge if art is good, and if it is for the social good? In How Art Can Be Thought Allan deSouza investigates such questions and the popular terminology through which art is discussed, valued, and taught.

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Publisher: Duke University Press
2018
Pages: 336

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Contributor: Duke University PressContributor: 2018 SoftcoverContributor: 336 pagesContributor: 14 imagesContributor: Isbn: 978-1-47-800047-1

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Category: Art EducationCategory: Art TheoryCategory: Critical TheoryCategory: Culture And TheoryCategory: PublicationCategory: Sociology Of ArtCategory: Visual Culture StudiesCategory: Art Pedagogy

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