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 eme...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2019.
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| Series: | WISH list.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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' "-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781780931005 178093100X 9781780931012 1780931018 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781472544391 |