{"product_id":"anti-portraiture-9781350284197","title":"Anti-Portraiture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe portrait has historically been understood as an artistic representation of a human subject. Its purpose was to provide a visual or psychological likeness or an expression of personal, familial, or social identity; it was typically associated with the privileged individual subject of Western modernity. Recent scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, however, has responded to the complex nature of twenty-first-century subjectivity and proffered fresh conceptual models and theories to analyse it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe contributors to \u003ci\u003eAnti-Portraiture\u003c\/i\u003e examine subjectivity via a range of media, including sculpture, photography, and installation, and make a convincing case for an expanded definition of portraiture. By offering a timely reappraisal of the terms through which this genre is approached, the chapter authors volunteer new paradigms in which to consider selfhood, embodiment, and representation. In doing so, they further this exciting academic debate and challenge the curatorial practices and acquisition policies of museums and galleries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595686756588,"sku":"9781350284197","price":68.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350284197-anti-portraiture.jpg?v=1777901908","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/anti-portraiture-9781350284197","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}