Toward an Aesthetic of the Contemporary Challenging a long tradition of thought, Lutz Koepnick instead proposes we understand slowness as a strategy of the contemporary-a decidedly modern practice that gazes firmly at and into the present's velocity. As he engages with late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century art, photography, video, film, and literature, Koepnick explores slowness as a critical medium to intensify our temporal and spatial experiences. Read more...Reviews | Table of Contents Use discount code KOEONS at check-out Cloth | 336 pages | £24.00
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Theorists critique photography for "objectifying" its subjects and manipulating appearances for the sake of art. In this bold counterargument, John Roberts recasts photography's violating powers of disclosure and aesthetic technique as part of a complex "social ontology" that exposes the hierarchies, divisions, and exclusions behind appearances. Read more... Reviews | Table of Contents Use discount code ROBPHO at check-out Cloth | 232 pages | £24.00
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In Conversation with William Gaddis, Richard Powers, Mark Danielewski, and Don DeLillo Mark C. Taylor Now available in paper!
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