Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of illustrationsIntroduction1. Climate Change and Culture2. Ecologies3. Aesthetics 4. Ruins and Catastrophes5. Regressions and Reclamations6. Representations 7. Interruptions8. Cultures and Climate Change BibliographyIndex.

"By moving beyond traditional aesthetic categories (beauty, the sublime, the religious), Eco-Aesthetics takes an inter-disciplinary approach bridging the arts, humanities and social sciences and explores what aesthetics might mean in the 21st century. It is one in a series of new, radical aesthetics promoting debate, confronting convention and formulating alternative ways of thinking about art practice. There is no doubt that the social and environmental spheres are interconnected but can art and artists really make a difference to the global environmental crisis? Can art practice meaningfully contribute to the development of sustainable lifestyles? Malcolm Miles explores the strands of eco-art, eco-aesthetics and contemporary aesthetic theories, offering timely critiques of consumerism and globalisation and, ultimately, offers a possible formulation of an engaged eco-aesthetic for the early 21st century"-- Provided by publisher.

"An introduction to a radical new aesthetic theory drawing upon both contemporary theory and art practice"-- Provided by publisher.

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