{"product_id":"humans-9780932171726","title":"Humans","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSurveys the representations and constructions of the human being in American art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHumans are organisms, but \"the human being\" is a term referring to a complicated, self-contradictory, and historically evolving set of concepts and practices. \u003cem\u003eHumans\u003c\/em\u003e explores competing versions, constructs, and ideas of the human being that have figured prominently in the arts of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese essays consider a range of artworks from the colonial period to the present, examining how they have reflected, shaped, and modelled ideas of the human in American culture and politics. The book addresses to what extent artworks have conferred more humanity on some human beings than others, how art has shaped ideas about the relationships between humans and other beings and things, and in what ways different artistic constructions of the human being evolved, clashed, and intermingled over the course of American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHumans\u003c\/em\u003e both tells the history of a concept foundational to US civilization and proposes new means for its urgently needed rethinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461020827884,"sku":"9780932171726","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780932171726-humans.jpg?v=1774956719","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/humans-9780932171726","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}