Feminism-Art-Theory

Charting over 30 years of feminist debate on the significance of gender in the making and understanding of art, this archival anthology gathers together 99 indicative texts from North America, Europe and Australasia. The volume embraces a broad range of threads and perspectives, from diverse ethnic approaches, lesbian theory, and postmodernism to education and aesthetics. The writings of artists and activists are juxtaposed with those of academics, creating an entertaining and provocative web of ideas. Some of the texts are now regarded as classic, but the anthology is particularly notable for its inclusion of rare and significant material not reprinted elsewhere. The scale and structure of the volume make it a uniquely flexible resource for study and research. Each of the nine sections focuses on a specific area of debate and is introduced by a descriptive summary. The texts within each chapter are then presented in chronological order, indexing differing positions as they developed over time. Lists of essential reading are provided for students or lay readers seeking an introduction, whilst more extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter and at the end of the volume support further research.

ISBN 0631208496   Pages 728 ISBN13 9780631208495 (What's this?)   Volumes 001 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 1590 Imprint Blackwell Publishers   Published in Oxford Format Hardback   Height (mm) 261 Publication date 21 Sep 2001   Width (mm) 189 Library of Congress N72.F45 F4   Spine width (mm) 47 DEWEY 701   Academic level Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC21

		Preface
		Acknowledgements
		Introduction: Feminism-Art-Theory - Towards a (Political) Historiography		1
1		Gender in/of Culture
		'Scum Manifesto' (1968) by Valerie Solanas		12
		'(Male) Culture' (1970) by Shulamith Firestone		13
		'Is Female to Male as Nature is to Culture?' (1972) by Sherry B. Ortner		17
		'From Tape no. 2 for "Kitch's Last Meal"' (1973) by Carolee Schneemann		33
		'Waiting' (1977) by Faith Wilding		34
		'The Straight Mind' (1980) by Monique Wittig		37
		'In the Shadow of Contemporary Art' (1986) by Isabelle Bernier		41
		'Writing as a Woman' (1987) by Luce Irigaray		44
		'Art' (1992) by Andrea Blum		47
2		Activism and Institutions
		'To the Viewing Public for the 1970 Whitney Annual Exhibition' (1970)		56
		'The Triple Negation of Colored Women Artists' (1990) by Adrian Piper		57
		'Art Conferences: Passification or Politics?' (1991) by Val Walsh		68
		'Bodies of Theory, Bodies of Pain: Some Silences' (1993) by Jody Berland		75
		'Untitled Statement' (1972) by Betsy Damon		85
		'Consciousness-raising Rules' (1972)		85
		'A Brief History of the Women's Workshop of the Artist's Union, 1972-1973' (c.1973)		87
		'Minutes: Heresies Collective' (1976)		88
		'Lesbian Art Project' (1979) by Terry Wolverton		89
		'Well, is the Personal Political?' (1980) by Martha Rosler		95
		'A Theoretical and Political Context' (1985) by Anne Marsh		96
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"Robinson's anthology of feminist writing on, in and around art from the last 30 years does fill a very tangible gap and will be of immense use to anybody who spends their time looking at and thinking about art." Art Monthly

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