The Changing Meaning of Kitsch From Rejection to Acceptance
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2023, 2023
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2023 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Kitsch: From Rejection to Acceptance: On the Changing Meaning of Kitsch in Today’s Cultural Production (Introduction)
- PART I: Kitsch and Life
- Kitsch in the Hypermodern Era
- Sailing the Seas of Cheese
- Kitsch in Relation to Loss
- Old Tricks for a New Dog: Toilet Humor, Politicized Kitsch and the Trump Presidency
- PART II: Kitsch and Culture
- Kitsch and Architecture
- From Fashion as Kitsch to Kitsch in Fashion: Redefining Beauty and Taste Today
- Digital Kitsch. Art and Kitsch in the Informational Milieu
- Kitsch, Beauty and Artistic Practice
- Biokitsch in Art: And the Survival of the Prettiest
- Epilogue: What Next?