The ceramics reader / ed. by Andrew Livingstone ...

Contributor(s):

Livingstone, Andrew, 1967- [Hrsg.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London [u.a.] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.Description: XVIII, 592 S. : IllustrationenISBN:

9781472584434
1472584430

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

738 LIV

Subject: The Ceramics Reader is an impressive collection of essays and text extracts which covers all the key areas of ceramics - both past and present. It focuses on thoughts and discussions within ceramics from the last 20-30 years in particular, but also gives the reader a broad overview of the last 100 years. One aim of the book is to introduce contemporary debates, raise awareness and stimulate thought rather than to present a closed case for examination. Consequently the essays or extracts present different approaches to give a rounded viewpoint. Beginning with essential questions such as \'Why are ceramics important?\' it also considers the field of ceramics from a range of perspectives - as a cultural activity, ceramics as metaphor, where it sits within arts and crafts, within gender discussions, ceramics as sculpture, the use of ceramics as a vehicle for propaganda, ceramics within industry, within museums, and most recently as part of the \'expanded field\' as a Fine Art medium and vehicle for ideas.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
2 Hour Loan	LSAD Library Reserve - Library Issue Desk	738 LIV (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Library Use Only		39002100626564

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Ceramics Reader is an impressive editorial collection of essays and text extracts, covering every discipline within ceramics, past and present. Tackling such fundamental questions as "why are ceramics important?", the book also considers the field from a range of perspectives - as a cultural activity or metaphor, as a vehicle for propaganda, within industry and museums, and most recently as part of the 'expanded field' as a fine art medium and hub for ideas. Newly commissioned material features prominently alongside existing scholarship, to ensure an international and truly comprehensive look at ceramics.

The Ceramics Reader is an impressive collection of essays and text extracts which covers all the key areas of ceramics - both past and present. It focuses on thoughts and discussions within ceramics from the last 20-30 years in particular, but also gives the reader a broad overview of the last 100 years. One aim of the book is to introduce contemporary debates, raise awareness and stimulate thought rather than to present a closed case for examination. Consequently the essays or extracts present different approaches to give a rounded viewpoint. Beginning with essential questions such as \'Why are ceramics important?\' it also considers the field of ceramics from a range of perspectives - as a cultural activity, ceramics as metaphor, where it sits within arts and crafts, within gender discussions, ceramics as sculpture, the use of ceramics as a vehicle for propaganda, ceramics within industry, within museums, and most recently as part of the \'expanded field\' as a Fine Art medium and vehicle for ideas.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Andrew Livingstone is Reader in Ceramics at the University of Sunderland, UK. Kevin Petrie is Head of Glass and Ceramics at the University of Sunderland, UK.