Is Art Good for Us? : Beliefs about High Culture in American Life
Editorial Reviews Book Description Are the arts good for us? This book questions our taken-for-granted assumptions about the transformational powers of high culture by critiquing an instrumental American heritage of beliefs about the arts. Jensen argues that faith in high culture's unproven ability to transform people and society allows social critics to keep faith with the idea of a democratic society while deploring popular culture. Instead of expecting the arts to improve things (and blaming the media for ruining them) we need to recognize that it is up to us, not the arts to make the world a better place. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Is Art Good for Us? : Beliefs about High Culture in American Life,Joli Jensen,Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,0742517411,Art & Art Instruction,Arts, American,Communication,Language,Language Arts & Disciplines,Media Studies,Popular Culture - General,Psychological aspects,Cultural studies,Performing Arts / Mass Media,The Arts: General Issues,USA
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