Non-Artistic Kitsch
The book aims to provide a contemporary individual with an extensive but focused set of examples of kitsch in non-artistic spheres to create theoretical and practical backgrounds for conscious recognition of kitsch in fields like psychology, education, politics, law, religion, terrorism, television,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2024, 2024
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Kitsch in aesthetics and art: synthesis
- Chapter 3. Kitsch in visual arts: deconstruction of kitsch through its use in elite and popular arts
- Chapter 4. Kitsch in design: decoding symbolic meanings and cultural signifiers
- Chapter 5. Kitsch in language: cliches and hyperboles through philosophy of language lens
- Chapter 6. Kitsch in language: kitschification of contemporary translational professions
- Chapter 7. Kitsch in psychology: pro-consumption behaviour versus individual well-being
- Chapter 8. Kitsch in education: is the commercialisation of education kitschy?
- Chapter 9. Kitsch in decision-making: leadership in public administration
- Chapter 10. Kitsch in politics: managing political community with kitschy games
- Chapter 11. Kitsch in law: aesthetic focus on law creation and law execution
- Chapter 12. Kitsch in religion: unmasking kitsch in liturgy organisation
- Chapter 13. Kitsch in religion: risks of didacticism in Catholic and Islamic religious and sacred art
- Chapter 14. Kitsch in terrorist organisations strategies: weapon of mass deception
- Chapter 15. Kitsch in television: broadcasted kitsch experience
- Chapter 16. Kitsch in journalism: management through TV weather report commodification and politicisation
- Chapter 17. Kitsch in cultural heritage: public perception of archaeology and museums
- Chapter 18. Conclusion: role of kitsch in non-artistic human activities