Art as a Celebration of the life of a Culture. Contributions of Deweyan Aesthetics to the Present day [Spanish]

Authors

  • Gloria Luque Moya University of Málaga

Abstract

In present days, the term art has broadened its horizon to include practices and objects that traditionally had been rejected. This change of view was introduced in the twentieth century when this notion begins to be questioned from different theoretical and practical approaches. This article analyzes the definition proposed in the thirties by the American philosopher John Dewey, which tried to return art to the cultural context in which it was created. For this purpose, first, the text examines the cultural dimension of art: the sociocultural context of the work of art; and the role of art in transmitting the meanings of a culture. Second, the text considers the possibilities offered by this notion of art to establish an intercultural dialogue between equals. Through a study of its theoretical fundamentals, its scope and limitations, the aim of this article is to show that, despite its difficulties, the Deweyan definition of art harbors great potential for contemporary aesthetics.

 

Author Biography

Gloria Luque Moya, University of Málaga

de Málaga (España)

glorialm@uma.es

Doctora en Filosofía por la Univer­sidad de Málaga (España). Durante los años de doctorado disfrutó de la beca del Ministerio Español de Edu­cación de Formación del Profesora­do Universitario (FPU), destinada a su formación como personal do­cente e investigador. Actualmente es investigadora posdoctoral en la Uni­versidad de Málaga (España). Ha publicado numerosos manuscritos en revistas científicas y publicacio­nes internacionales y ha participado en numerosos congresos nacionales e internacionales, como el 19th In­ternational Congress of Aesthetics, donde recibió un Young Scholar Award. Sus principales líneas de in­vestigación son la filosofía de John Dewey y la estética.

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2018-12-03

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No. 30 (2019): January-june

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