A Critical Theory of Creativity
A Critical Theory of Creativity argues that a Utopian drive is aesthetically encoded within the language of form. But coupled with this opportunity comes a very human obligation which cannot be delegated to God, to nature or to market forces. As Ernst Bloch declared: 'Life has been put into our hands.'
| Autor: | Howells, R. |
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| ISBN: | 9781349685790 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 204 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Veröffentlicht: | 27.07.2017 |
| Untertitel: | Utopia, Aesthetics, Atheism and Design |
| Schlagworte: | Aesthetics Atheism Creativity Critical theory Design Ernst Bloch Navajo Utopia aesthetics critical theory |
Richard Howells is Professor of Cultural Sociology at King's College London, UK, where he specialises in visual and popular culture, together with cultural and critical theory. He studied at Harvard and Cambridge universities and lives in London and West Sussex with his wife, the designer Sarah Howson.