Gender and Aesthetics: An Introduction (Understanding Feminist Philosophy)

Feminist approaches to art are extremely influential and widely studied across a variety of disciplines, including art theory, cultural and visual studies, and philosophy. Gender and Aesthetics is an introduction to the major theories and thinkers within art and aesthetics from a philosophical perspective, carefully examining the role that gender plays in forming ideas about art. It is ideal for anyone coming to the topic for the first time. 

Organized thematically, the book introduces in clear language the most important topics within feminist aesthetics, including creativity, genius and the appreciation of art, and thinkers from Plato, Kant, and Hume to Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeva. Each chapter concludes with a summary and further reading, and there is an extensive annotated bibliography.