The Lure of the Social

The Lure of the SocialAn intimate and personal exploration of the authors journey following the development of the field of social practices in contemporary art: arguably the most significant shift in art world practices in the last two decades. A beautifully written exploration of key individuals, institutions and gatherings in socially engaged art. 36 colour illustrations.

Through thematic chapters covering pregnancy

historically a major hub for transnational movements

Turkey’s undemocratic tendencies

the promotion of major issues like gender

unified by their explication of the key elements of the cultural history of the period 1510–80 the book unravels the political

“The Social Ecology of Border Landscapes” addresses social ecologies in the marginal spaces

emigration

identifying the holes in the documentary evidence that might accommodate this important but now little known writer

and indirectly in terms of being left off the international agenda with long-term consequences

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gender and women's studies

original and accessible account of all aspects of Jean Cocteau's work in the cinema