Contemporary perspectives in aesthetic theory: Steven Connor, Sianne Ngai and the edible world

This article interprets the work of cultural theorists Steven Connor and Sianne Ngai in terms of their efforts to reevaluate certain key presumptions of aesthetic theory that inherits the surprisingly resilient biases of the 18th century, in particular the work of Immanuel Kant and Edmund Burke. Foc...

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Main Author: Tom Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Aesthetics & Culture
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Online Access:http://www.aestheticsandculture.net/index.php/jac/article/view/32022/47875