Aesthetics in Feminist Perspective (Hypatia Book)

"A first-rate introduction to the field, accessible to scholarsworking from a variety of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. Highlyrecommended... " -- Choice
..". offers both broadtheoretical considerations and applications to specific art forms, diversemethodological perspectives, and healthy debate among the contributors.... (an)outstanding volume." -- Philosophy and Literature
..".this volume represents an eloquent and enlightened attempt to reconceptualize thefield of aesthetic theory by encouraging its tendencies toward openness, self-reflexivity and plurality." -- Discourse &Society
"All of the authors challenge the traditional notionof a pure and disinterested observer that does not allow for questions ofrace/ethnicity, class, sexual preference, or gender." --Signs
These essays examine the intellectual traditions of thephilosophy of art and aesthetics. Containing essays by scholars and by the writerMarilyn French, the collection ranges from the history of aesthetic theory to aphilosophical reflection on fashion. The contributions are unified by a sustainedscrutiny of the nature of "feminist," "feminine," or"female" art, creativity, and interpretation.