Critical practice : philosophy and creativity /

What is the relationship between theory and practice in the creative arts today? In this book, Martin McQuillan offers a critical interrogation of the idea of practice-led research. He goes beyond the recent vocabulary of research management to consider the more interesting question of the emergence...

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Main Author: McQuillan, Martin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2019]
Series:WISH list.
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Summary:What is the relationship between theory and practice in the creative arts today? In this book, Martin McQuillan offers a critical interrogation of the idea of practice-led research. He goes beyond the recent vocabulary of research management to consider the more interesting question of the emergence of a cultural space in which philosophy, theory, history and practice are becoming indistinguishable. McQuillan considers the work of a number of writers and thinkers who cross the divide between theoretical and creative practice, including Alain Badiou and Terry Eagleton, and the longer tradition of 'theory-writing' that runs through the work of Hélène Cixous, Roland Barthes and Louis Althusser. His aim is to elucidate the contemporary ramifications of a relationship that has been contested throughout the long history of philosophy, from Plato's dialogues to Derrida's 'Envois.'
Physical Description:240 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781780930343
1780930348
9781780930350
1780930356