Geoff Mulgan (University College London)

Prophets at a Tangent

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Produktbeschreibung

Few recent books, films, artworks or exhibitions have helped us imagine how our world could solve its problems or how it might be better a generation or more from now. This Element argues that artists work best not as prophets of a new society but rather as 'prophets at a tangent'.

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Produktdetails

• Elements in Creativity and Imagination
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 75
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 132g
• ISBN-13: 9781009321655
• ISBN-10: 100932165X
• Artikelnr.: 66221886

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Case for Tangential Imagination
1. The Inherent Limitations of Art as a Tool for Social Imagination
2. The Retreat from Prophecy: From Gods to Commentators, Direct to Indirect, Obvious to Opaque
3. Ethos, Art and Social Imagination: Exploring the Tangents
4. The Forms: How Can They Explore the Future?
5. Collective Consciousness
6. Dialectical Creativity
7. Combining Order and Chaos in Tangential Imagination
Conclusions: Imagination at a Tangent
References.