Learning from aesthetics of engagement
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2022
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en
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pages 34-39
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POPULAR INQUIRY: The Journal of the Aesthetics of Kitsch, Camp and Mass Culture, 6(2022):1
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This article discusses Arnold Berleant’s ground-breaking idea of ‘aesthetic engagement’, used in its broadest sense - that is, the ways in which this philosophical approach has supported forms of ‘engaging with’ environment. Berleant’s philosophy is placed in dialogue with the theory of the ‘integrated aesthetic’, as developed by Emily Brady, in order to show the influence of his ideas. Brady’s approach is inspired by various concepts and ideas within Berleant’s thought which aim to dissolve the dualisms that hinder harmonious human-nature relationships, such as ‘immersion’, and ‘aesthetic community’. The article argues for the deep importance of his views in shaping the field of environmental aesthetics, as well as their timely significance; more specifically, his attention to global aesthetic ideas and the promise of his ‘descriptive aesthetics’ for thinking through intergenerational aesthetics.Description
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Environmental Aesthetics, Arnold Berleant, Engagement, Relationality, Immersion