An Aesthetic Education in the Era of Globalization

I had originally planned on waiting to review this until after I had completed the book, which is probably going to be a while since I am in college. However, based on the fact that the only review is by someone who is refusing to read it (for understandable reasons), I changed my mind.So far, I am about a hundred pages in. Here are my thoughts to this point:I have read some of her work in the past, and have watched several of her lectures and presentations online. Pretty much every presentation I have watched is in this book. I actually appreciate that. She is very literate, and it is handy to be able to see in print what she said aloud.So far, what interests me most, though, is her preface and rather long introduction. Surprisingly, they were not as difficult to read as I imagined they would be, for which I am very thankful. I am also thankful that she gives the reader her reasoning for the order of the different essays, and how she views them. It is obvious that she teaches, so her introduction is essentially a guide, ideas and questions to keep in mind while reading the individual essays. More than that, though, the introduction serves as a reminder that she wants the reader to not only think about certain ideas while reading the individual essays, but also how the essays relate to the one before and/or after it. She sets up very interesting dichotomies.Her end notes are an absolute treasure trove. I consider the book worth it for that alone. I love it when academics actually discuss their ideas and reasoning in their end notes.This book is making me think. I set the book down this afternoon to go get lunch, yet I found myself considering her points the entire time I was driving to the restaurant. More than that, it makes me excited to learn. I am actually considering reading Kipling just because of something she wrote.Is this book for everyone? I doubt it. Not everyone enjoys theory. And she does set the bar high for intellectual reasoning. This is not a book you can open and understand unless you have some understanding of the theory of gender constructs, postcolonial history and a passing knowledge of literature. On the other hand, for someone like me who knows a bit about it, this has been a delight to read so far.This will have to do for now. When I finish the book, I will come back and write a more complete review. I hope this has been helpful.

This is a very intellectual book. Looks like someones PHd thesis I bought it becausevit has reproductions of my artwork in it. it Consists of a group of different lectures on related topics. Think it will be interesting reading if you are an intellectual and interested in the tooics

Arrived in an excellent condition.

This is the kind of book I want to read given the fact that I write literary criticism in Tamil language for over 40 years.I like this book because she takes the Indian and African intellectual situation into consideration in formulating ideas .Her understanding of Aesthetic Education paves a way for a new kind of literary perception which nonetheless is linked to her training of teachers in Bengal.This book needs an elaborate review which I can do if there is proper request from any one.ByCarlos Sabarimuthu.