Introduction How to use this book
Chapter 1 Thinking About Theory
What makes theory "theory"?
Is Theory pure, universal, and impartial?
Positivism, or the theory of anti-theoretical positions
Thinking through theory
Conclusion
Jargon
What's the difference between theory and methodology?
A palce to start
Chapter2 The Analysis of Form, Symbol and Sign
Formalism in art history
Icongraphy and iconology
Panofsky's iconography and iconology| Iconographay and iconology since Panofsky| Praticing iconography and iconology
Semiotics
The founding semioticians: Saussure and Peirce | Systems and codes | Interpreting codes and signs | Semiotics and art history | Practicing semiotic art history
Word and image
Conclusion
Are works of art puzzles? Are art historian detectives?
Do we "read" works of art?
A place to start
Chapter3 Art's Contexts
The history of ideas
Marxist and materialist perpectives on art
The critique of capitalism and historical materialism | Ideology and cultural hegemony | Marxism and art | Materialist and Marxist art history | Practicing Marxist art history
Feminisms
A brief history of the women's movement | The beginning of feminist art history | Current issues in feminist art hisoty | Essentialism and feminist art history | Practicing feminst art history
Sexualities, LGBTI Studies, and Queer Theory
LGBIT Studies | Queer Theory | Gender performativity, a key queer idea | LGBIT Queer art history| Practicing Queer LGBIT to art history
Cultural Studies and postcolonial theory
Race and postcolonial theory | Subaltern Studies | Art history, Cultural Studies, and Visual Culture | Practicing art hsitory informed by Cultural Studies postcolonialism
Conclusion
So what's normal---or normative?
A place to start
Chapter 4 Art's Mental and Perceptual Processes
Chapter 5 Taking a Stance Toward Knowledge
Chapter 6 Writing with Theory
Bibliography
Notes
Index
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