The Bloomsbury Handbook of Susanne K. Langer

Keynote A comprehensive resource to the work and relevance of a long-overlooked female voice in philosophy, Susanne K. Langer. Readership Upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates and scholars studying aesthetics, philosophy of art, logic, media, philosophy of science and psychology Description Once an overlooked figure in 20th-century philosophy, Susanne K. Langer has become a prominent thinker among philosophers and artists. This open access book brings together a collection of major thinkers on Langer and elucidates her transdisciplinary connections and insights across philosophy, psychology, literature, aesthetics, history, architecture and other arts. Adopting two approaches to Langer`s life and philosophy, Part I places her historically, documenting her origins and extensions and acknowledging Langer`s relationship to rich, ongoing traditions. Part II situates her work in conversation with current scholarship, expanding her ideas to provide new insights into current discussions about affect, materialism, embodied cognition, virtuality and the new media. By recognizing Langer`s influences and contribution to contemporary knowledge, this international team of contributors positions her firmly in mainstream theory and asserts Langers ongoing importance to intellectual histories. Langers philosophical achievements, emerging from a web of key movements, make her a visionary of her time. For anyone looking to understand Langer`s impact and relevance for postmodern sciences and culture studies, here is the place to start. Sales Points <U+25AA> Explores Susanne Langers connections and insights across philosophy, psychology, literature, aesthetics, history, architecture and other arts <U+25AA> Places Langer historically, documenting her origins and extensions and acknowledging her relationship to rich, ongoing traditions <U+25AA> Situates Langer`s work in conversation with current scholarship, providing new insights into effect, materialism, embodied cognition, virtuality and the new media

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