The New Aesthetics of Deculturation: Neoliberalism, Fundamentalism and Kitsch

by Thorsten Botz-Bornstein

Book Overview

What are the predominant aesthetics of the twenty-first century? Thorsten Botz-Bornstein argues that deculturation, embodied by the conspicuous vulgarity of kitsch, is the overriding visual language of our times.

Drawing on the work of Islam scholar Olivier Roy, who argued that religious fundamentalism arises when religion is separated from the indigenous cultural values, Botz-Bornstein shows that the production of 'absolute' truths through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350243698
• ISBN13: 9781350243699
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"