{"product_id":"how-art-can-be-thought-9781478000365","title":"How Art Can Be Thought","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllan deSouza examines the popular terminology through which art is discussed, valued, and taught, showing how pedagogical language and practices within art schools can adapt to a politicized and rapidly changing world, as well as to the demands of contemporary art within a global industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Allan deSouza has done the art world an extraordinary service. . . . As a handbook, \u003ci\u003eHow Art Can Be Thought\u003c\/i\u003e is stunning and successful—deeply informed by critical theory, yet in all aspects oriented toward practical use in the field, so to speak.\" -- Taylor Eggan * Discursive Impulse *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a detailed, thorough, and comprehensive discussion concerning all aspects of contemporary art. de Souza opens a 'can of worms' on almost every page, exposing long-held myths about art practice, what art is, and if in fact we can really say anything meaningful about the whole 'art world' at all. . . . Very well written and highly readable. It is a must read for all art educators, art students, curators, art critics and faculty at academic institutions where art is still included in the curriculum.\" -- Rob Harle * Leonardo Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\"Juggling . . . the conceptual and practical . . . is no easy task and deSouza does a good job. . . . One of the strengths of the book is deSouza’s reflection on language — its importance to the project of decolonization and to artistic meaning\/expression.  -- Alpesh Kantilal Patel * Hyperallergic *\u003cbr\u003e\"DeSouza shatters the trope of the handbook as static, watered-down theory. Instead, we enter an electric dialogue steeped in the vein of Paulo Freire and bell hooks. . . . With its accessible writing and contemporary perspective, \u003ci\u003eHow Art Can Be Thought\u003c\/i\u003e should be required reading for art educators, administrators, art historians, critics and those interested in critical pedagogy.\" -- Ashley Hosbach * ARLIS\/NA Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHow Art Can Be Thought\u003c\/i\u003e is indeed a practical handbook and offers a comprehensive account of current art debates in the art world. To decolonize those debates, deSouza provides a rich and detailed pedagogical framework that can be adapted to shape new debates.\" -- Uschi Klein * Visual Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImage Notes  vii\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. A Foot in the Door  1\u003cbr\u003e 1. How \u003ci\u003eArt\u003c\/i\u003e Can Be Thought  21\u003cbr\u003e 2. Entry Points  35\u003cbr\u003e 3. How Art Can Be Taught  57\u003cbr\u003e 4. Critique as Radical Prototype  67\u003cbr\u003e 5. How Art Can Be Spoken: A Glossary of Contested Terms  85\u003cbr\u003e Afterwords.\u003ci\u003e How, Now\u003c\/i\u003e, Rothko?  365\u003cbr\u003e Notes  283\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography  303\u003cbr\u003e Index  309","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408967934295,"sku":"9781478000365","price":75.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781478000365.jpg?v=1730504900","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-art-can-be-thought-9781478000365","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}