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This title in other formats:Is Art Good for Us?by Joli Jensen
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Are the arts good for us? This book questions our taken-for-granted assumptions about the transformational powers of high culture by critiquing an instrumental American heritage of beliefs about the arts. Jensen argues that faith in high culture's unproven ability to transform people and society allows social critics to keep faith with the idea of a democratic society while deploring popular culture. Instead of expecting the arts to improve things (and blaming the media for ruining them) we need to recognize that it is up to us, not the arts to make the world a better place. Visit our website for sample chapters! Book News Annotation:Jensen (communication, U. of Tulsa) refutes the idea that the arts
are good for us—a kind of medicine for a less-than-healthy social
body—and instead defends the arts as just plain good. The idea
comes by way of John Dewey and Alexis de Tocqueville, and Jensen
advocates it as a more effective way to get funding for the arts in
school.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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