{"product_id":"care-aesthetics-9781032196169","title":"Care Aesthetics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the work of a nurse, physio, or homecare worker was designated an art, so that the qualities of the experiences they create became understood as aesthetic qualities? What if the interactions created by artists, directors, dancers, or workshop facilitators were understood as works of care? \u003ci\u003eCare Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e is the first full-length book to explore these questions and examine the work of carer artists and artist carers to make the case for the importance of valuing and supporting aesthetically caring relations across multiple aspects of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheoretically and practically, the book outlines the implications of care aesthetics for the socially engaged arts field and health and social care, and for acts of aesthetic care in the everyday. Part 1 of the book outlines the approaches to aesthetics and to care theory that are necessary to make and defend the concept of care aesthetics. Part 2 then tests this through practice, examining socially engaged arts and h\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Care Aesthetics\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. What is the \u003ci\u003eaesthetics \u003c\/i\u003eof care aesthetics? 2. What is the \u003ci\u003ecare \u003c\/i\u003eof care aesthetics? \u003cb\u003ePart 2: Care Aesthetics in Practice\u003c\/b\u003e 3. Careful Art 4. Artful Care Everyday Care Aesthetics\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018892411223,"sku":"9781032196169","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032196169.jpg?v=1750778547","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/care-aesthetics-9781032196169","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}