{"product_id":"9781350008342","title":"Surpassing Modernity Ambivalence in Art, Politics and Society","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSurpassing Modernity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAmbivalence in Art, Politics and Society\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAndrew McNamara\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ Criticism \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the past thirty to forty years, cultural analysis has focused on developing terms to explain the surpassing of modernity. Discussion is stranded in an impasse between those who view the term modernity with automatic disdain-as deterministic, Eurocentric or imperialistic-and a booming interest that is renewing the study of modernism. Another dilemma is that the urge to move away from, or beyond, modernity arises because it is viewed as difficult, even unsavoury. Yet, there has always been a view of modernity as somehow difficult to live with, and that has been said by figures we regard today as typical modernists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcNamara argues in this book that it is time to forget the quest to surpass modernity. Instead, we should re-examine a legacy that continues to inform our artistic conceptions, our political debates, our critical justifications, even if that legacy is baffling and contradictory. We may find it difficult to live with, but without recourse to this legacy, our critical-cultural ambitions would remain seriously diminished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do we explain the culture we live in today? And how do we, as citizens, make sense of it? This book suggests these questions have become increasingly difficult to answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAndrew McNamara\u003c\/b\u003e is an art historian and Professor, Visual Arts at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. His publications include: \u003ci\u003eSweat\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003ethe subtropical imaginary\u003c\/i\u003e (2011); \u003ci\u003eAn Apprehensive Aesthetic \u003c\/i\u003e(2009); \u003ci\u003eModern Times: The Untold Story of Modernism in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e, with Ann Stephen and Philip Goad (2008). He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 November 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350008342\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.04\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332520247436,"sku":"9781350008342","price":33.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_362ba220-da83-40bd-9870-794ea8784c67.jpg?v=1783603776","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350008342","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}