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Book SynopsisThe inclusion of this volume in Brill's Transcultural Aesthetics, a book series devoted primarily to multidisciplinary Western and non-Western aesthetics, is indispensable to enrich the nature and scope of contemporary aesthetics. Time and again, many aesthetic controversies have not been adequately addressed, and this has become a common concern among scholars in contemporary aesthetics. This volume therefore seeks to contribute new perspectives to these controversies by shedding light on some of the fresh views among the leading theorists working in the field today.
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables About the Authors Introduction: Controversy and Construction in Contemporary Aesthetics: an Introduction Jie Wang, Zheng Shen and Armida de la Garza PART 1: Classical Theories and New Phenomena: Technological Advancements 1 Aesthetics and the Arts of Engagement Arnold Berleant 2 Adorno, Stiegler, and Industrial Schemata of Experience Tyrus Miller 3 Social Value and Aesthetic Judgement – Television in the UK David Margolies 4 Industrial Development of New Media Arts in China Qingben Li PART 2: Classical Theories and New Phenomena: Aesthetic Capitalism 5 Baudrillard, Hyperreality, and Emergency Capitalism Fabio Vighi 6 The ‘Cultivated Imagination as a Condition Precedent for Revolutionary Class-Struggle’ Michael Sanders 7 Contemporary Aesthetics Issues: New Horizons for Researches of Economic Aesthetics in Economic Sociology Alexander Petrov PART 3: Transcultural Aesthetics 8 Fiction and the Imagination Derek Matravers 9 Cultural Industries and the Cultural Front – Historical and Contemporary Reflections Justin O’Connor 10 Aesthetics of Atmosphere and Intercultural Studies Zhuofei Wang 11 Practice, Reflection and Inspiration of Art Involvement in Community Revitalization in Japan Yongjian Wang PART 4: The Rise of Chinese Aesthetics 12 Identity and Hybridity – Chinese Culture and Aesthetics in the Age of Globalization Karl-Heinz Pohl 13 The Kowtow and the Eyeball Test Mario Wenning 14 Intermediality in Qing Ming Shang He Tu: from Visual Image to Music Germán Gil-Curiel 15 New Research Directions of Marxist Aesthetics: a Case of Contemporary China Zheng Shen 16 Aesthetic Modernity: a Preliminary Exploration of the Ethnography of Emotions in Contemporary China Jie Wang and Tian Shi PART 5: Multidisciplinary Aesthetics: Converging of Fields 17 What Does It Mean to be Human? A Critique of Design Thinking Harold P. Sjursen 18 Aesthetic Anthropology: Constructing a New System of Contemporary Aesthetic and Art Criticism Jie Wang and Fanjun Meng 19 ‘Crafting’ an Aesthetics of Science: Textile Artwork and Science Communication Armida de la Garza and Zheng Shen 20 Contemporary Aesthetics from the Perspective of Cognitive Neuroscience—Centered on ‘Aesthetic Cognitive Mode’ Yushui Liang References Index
