The Scandal of Pleasure: Art in an Age of Fundamentalism
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The Scandal of Pleasure: Art in an Age of Fundamentalism is a critical study that examines how contemporary art, censorship, and moral panic intersect in modern culture.
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| The Scandal of Pleasure: Art in an Age of Fundamentalism canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Scandal of Pleasure: Art in an Age of Fundamentalism Context triple: [Wendy Steiner, notableWork, The Scandal of Pleasure: Art in an Age of Fundamentalism]
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A.
The Isms of Art
The Isms of Art is a seminal avant-garde art book by El Lissitzky that surveys and visually interprets the major modern art movements of the early 20th century.
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B.
The Triumph of Religion in the Arts
The Triumph of Religion in the Arts is a major religious-historical painting by German Nazarene artist Johann Friedrich Overbeck that allegorically celebrates the supremacy of Christian faith within the visual arts.
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C.
Fin de Siècle: Art and Society in an Age of Uncertainty
Fin de Siècle: Art and Society in an Age of Uncertainty is a scholarly study by art historian Shearer West that examines the relationship between visual culture and the social, political, and psychological tensions of late nineteenth-century Europe.
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D.
The Habit of Art
The Habit of Art is a play by Alan Bennett that imaginatively stages a fictional meeting between poet W.H. Auden and composer Benjamin Britten, exploring themes of creativity, aging, and the nature of artistic collaboration.
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E.
The Sadeian Woman and the Ideology of Pornography
The Sadeian Woman and the Ideology of Pornography is a 1978 feminist critical study in which Angela Carter reinterprets the writings of the Marquis de Sade to explore the politics of sexuality, power, and pornography.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Scandal of Pleasure: Art in an Age of Fundamentalism Target entity description: The Scandal of Pleasure: Art in an Age of Fundamentalism is a critical study that examines how contemporary art, censorship, and moral panic intersect in modern culture.
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A.
The Isms of Art
The Isms of Art is a seminal avant-garde art book by El Lissitzky that surveys and visually interprets the major modern art movements of the early 20th century.
-
B.
The Triumph of Religion in the Arts
The Triumph of Religion in the Arts is a major religious-historical painting by German Nazarene artist Johann Friedrich Overbeck that allegorically celebrates the supremacy of Christian faith within the visual arts.
-
C.
Fin de Siècle: Art and Society in an Age of Uncertainty
Fin de Siècle: Art and Society in an Age of Uncertainty is a scholarly study by art historian Shearer West that examines the relationship between visual culture and the social, political, and psychological tensions of late nineteenth-century Europe.
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D.
The Habit of Art
The Habit of Art is a play by Alan Bennett that imaginatively stages a fictional meeting between poet W.H. Auden and composer Benjamin Britten, exploring themes of creativity, aging, and the nature of artistic collaboration.
-
E.
The Sadeian Woman and the Ideology of Pornography
The Sadeian Woman and the Ideology of Pornography is a 1978 feminist critical study in which Angela Carter reinterprets the writings of the Marquis de Sade to explore the politics of sexuality, power, and pornography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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critical study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
aesthetics
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art history ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ literary studies ⓘ |
| argues |
that fundamentalist critiques of art rely on fear of representation
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that pleasure in art is often treated as morally suspect ⓘ |
| author | Wendy Steiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | late 20th-century American culture wars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
culture wars in the United States
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mechanisms of censorship in modern culture ⓘ public controversies over art ⓘ relations between art and fundamentalist movements ⓘ role of pleasure in aesthetic experience ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
discourse of offense in art criticism
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public reception of avant-garde art ⓘ tension between artistic freedom and moral regulation ⓘ |
| genre |
art criticism
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cultural criticism ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart | case studies of controversial artworks ⓘ |
| hasSubjectHeading |
Art and society
NERFINISHED
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Art—Censorship ⓘ Freedom of expression in art ⓘ Fundamentalism and the arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in art and censorship
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scholars of art and literature ⓘ students of cultural studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aesthetics
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art and morality ⓘ art and politics ⓘ censorship ⓘ contemporary art ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ fundamentalism ⓘ moral panic ⓘ |
| mediaType |
book
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print ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Chicago Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | modern Western culture ⓘ |
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