The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader

by Amelia Jones (Editor)

Bringing together key writings on art, film, architecture, popular culture, new media and other visual fields, this key reader combines classic texts by leading feminist thinkers with six previously unpublished polemical new pieces. It explores how issues of race, class, nationality and sexuality, enter into debates about feminism, and includes work by feminist critics, artists and activists. Articles are grouped into six thematic sections: * representation
* difference
* disciplines/strategies
* mass culture/media interventions
* the body
* technology. A valuable reference for students of visual culture and gender studies, this is both a framework within which to understand the shifts in feminist thinking in visual studies and an overview of the most significant feminist theories in this area.

Genres: Feminism, Art, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Academic, Gender Studies, Design

592 pages, Paperback

First published December 23, 2002

About the author

Amelia Jones is an American art historian, art critic and curator specializing in feminist art, body/ performance art, video art and Dadaism. Her written works and approach to modern and contemporary art history are considered revolutionary in that she breaks down commonly assumed opinions and offers brilliantly conceived critiques of the art historical tradition and individual artist's positions in that often elitist sphere.

Amelia Jones studied art history at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. She received her Phd from UCLA in 1991.

Jones has taught art history at UC Riverside and is currently the Pilkington Chair of the art history department at Manchester University.

Jones received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2000.

Amelia Jones is the daughter of Princeton Psychology professor Edward E. Jones.

Reviews

[bell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Has some great pieces on art and intersectional feminism!

[Maura Brewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite art theory book. Seriously, every essay in this book is great. There's the Laura Mulvey "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema" essay - this is classic, but really is one of the best feminist texts ever written. Also, there's a really amazing essay on how soap operas mirror female sexuality - no resolution and multiple climaxes! Awesome essays by Trihn T Minha, Judith Butler, Julia Kristeva, Luce Irigaray, Faith Wilding... the list goes on.

[Ioana Fotache · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this, but it felt like a waste of time. The essays that were great were classics which I think most people have already heard of, and they weren't reproduced in full. The book tried really hard to be comprehensive and include as many topics and authors and perspectives as possible, but in doing so the essays were too short and fragmented to actually help you learn much.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great anthology/reference to keep on hand!!!

[Linde · Rating 4 out of 5]

ummm .... this is more a reference book .... full of info

[Carrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book ever. Perfect for teaching on feminism, visual culture, race, and/or politics.

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazingly comprehensive anthology.