| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Image ; volume 212
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Image (Transcript (Firm)) ; v. 212.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology and Research Design -- 3. Theoretical Contextualisation of 'Outsider Art' in Cultural Anthropology -- 4. Historical Readings and Discursive Genealogies of 'Outsider Art' -- 5. Contemporary Discourses and Media Representations of 'Outsider Art' in the UK -- 6. Introducing the Individual Behind the 'Outsider' -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Media Sample Listed by Source -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments |
| Summary |
What does it mean to be called an "outsider"? Marion Scherr investigates structural inequalities and the myth of the Other in Western art history, examining the role of 'Outsider Art' in contemporary art worlds in the UK. By shifting the focus from art world professionals to those labelled "Outsider Artists", she counteracts one-sided representations of them being otherworldly, raw, and uninfluenced. Instead, the artists are introduced as multi-faceted individuals in constant exchange with their social environment and as employing diverse strategies in dealing with their exclusion. The book reframes their voices and artworks as complex, serious and meaningful cultural contributions, and challenges their attested Otherness in favour for a more inclusive, all-encompassing understanding of art. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Outsider art -- Great Britain.
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Outsider art. |
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Great Britain. |
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Art -- Great Britain.
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Artists -- Great Britain.
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Art. |
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Artists. |
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ART / European. |
| Indexed Term |
Art Brut. |
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Art History of the 21st Century. |
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Cultural Anthropology. |
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Culture. |
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Disability. |
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European Art. |
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Exclusion. |
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Fine Arts. |
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Image. |
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Stigma. |
| ISBN |
3839462509 electronic book |
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9783839462508 electronic book |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9783839462508 |
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