{"title":"Roger Kimball","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoger Kimball\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive explorations of arts and culture, challenging prevailing narratives with a critical eye. His work, including titles like \u003cem\u003eThe Rape of the Masters\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into the intersections of aesthetics, politics, and society, inviting readers to reconsider the cultural landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful engagement with modern and historical artistic debates, rich with provocative insights and a defence of enduring values in the arts. Kimball’s writing appeals to those interested in the dynamic relationship between cultural heritage and contemporary discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-rape-of-the-masters-by-roger-kimball-9781893554863","title":"The Rape of the Masters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKimball, a noted art critic himself, shows how academic art history is increasingly held hostage to radical cultural politics—feminism, cultural studies, post-colonial studies, the whole armoury of academic anti-humanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo make his point, Kimball shows how eight famous works of art (reprinted here as illustrations) have been made over to fit a radical ideological fantasy. Kimball then performs a series of intellectual rescue operations, showing how these great works should be understood through a series of illuminating readings in which art, not politics, guides the discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600180953324,"sku":"9781893554863","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8cc2d29f9bf147705d6123904667987d.jpg?v=1778020926"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/roger-kimball.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}