Film, art, and filmart : an introduction to aesthetics through film / Michael D. Dahnke.
| Author/creator | Dahnke, Michael D. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, [2007] |
| Copyright Date | ©2007 |
| Description | viii, 127 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Introduction to aesthetics through film |
| Contents | Introduction: What is art? -- Chapter one. Art as representation. Plato and censorship -- Plato: art as mimesis -- (Plato on the forms, knowledge and the soul -- Back to mimesis) -- Social realism -- Problems with art as representation -- Chapter two. Art as form. Kant -- Significant form -- Problems with significant form -- Realism and formalism in film theory -- (Cinematic realism -- Film formalism -- Formalism and realism in practice -- Formalism, realism, and the 'real' world) -- Chapter three. Art as expression. Tolstoy -- R.G. Collingwood -- Problems with expressivism -- Chapter four. Art as an institution. George Dickie's new approach -- Problems with institutional theory -- Chapter five. Art as knowledge. Goodman's cognitivism -- Nussbaum and moral knowledge -- Problems with cognitivism -- A brief excursus on high/low art -- (Some complications -- The origin(s) of artistic hierarchies -- Attitudes toward the 'other' culture/art -- Filmart as high/low) -- Chapter six. Art as freedom. The enlightenment of 1900 -- Kant: art and creative genius -- Hegel: the art of consciousness -- Nietzsche: art as a lie -- Foucault: aesthetics of existence. |
| Abstract | Provides a basic introduction to aesthetics and covers the major theories of art, while referring to various filmic examples to illustrate the complex ideas related to the philosophy of art. In addition, Dahnke addresses film itself as an art form, analyzes film studies, and discusses film's ambiguous cultural/artistic position. --From publisher description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes filmography (pages 113-116), bibliographical references (pages 117-121), and index. |
| LCCN | 2007923533 |
| ISBN | 9780761837213 (paperback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0761837213 (paperback ; alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | PN1995 .D295 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |