Gabriel Rockhill opens new space for rethinking the relationship between art and politics. Rather than understanding the two spheres as separated by an insurmountable divide or linked by a privileged bridge; Rockhill demonstrates that art and politics are not fixed entities with a singular relation but rather dynamically negotiated; sociohistorical practices with shifting and imprecise borders. Radical History and the Politics of Art proposes a significant departure from extant debates on what is commonly called "art" and "politics;" and the result is an impressive foray into the force field of history; in which cultural practices are meticulously analyzed in their social and temporal dynamism without assuming a conceptual unity behind them. Rockhill therefore develops an alternative logic of history and historical change; as well as a novel account of social practices and a multidimensional theory of agency. Engaging with a diverse array of intellectual; artistic; and political constellations; this tour de force diligently maps the various interactions between different dimensions of aesthetic and political practices as they intertwine and sometimes merge in precise fields of struggle.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. a brilliant read; and fascinating history of food and chefs ...By Betseya brilliant read; and fascinating history of food and chefs bya gent who truly knows his world of cooking and the chefswho create the masterpieces by which they are known
