The Changing Meaning of Kitsch: From Rejection to Acceptance (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783031166310)

This book inaugurates a new phase in kitsch studies. Kitsch, an aesthetic slur of the 19th and the 20th century, is increasingly considered a positive term and at the heart of today's society. Eleven distinguished authors from philosophy, cultural studies and the arts discuss a wide range of topics including beauty, fashion, kitsch in the context of mourning, bio-art, visual arts, architecture and political kitsch. In addition, the editors provide a concise theoretical introduction to the volume and the subject. The role of kitsch in contemporary culture and society is innovatively explored and the volume aims not to condemn but to accept and understand why kitsch has become acceptable today.


Author: Max Ryyn舅en
ISBN-10: 3031166310
ISBN-13: 9783031166310
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 04/27/2023
Pages: 270
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.69d