World of Art, A, 9th edition

For courses in Art Appreciation.

Foster critical thinking and visual literacy in the Art Appreciation course

A World of Art fosters the critical thinking and visual literacy skills students need to understand art from around the globe. Noted author and educator Henry Sayre teaches students how to ask the right questions about the visual world that surrounds us, and to then respond meaningfully to the complexity of that world.

The 9th Edition includes a new chapter on how digital technologies have transformed the arts. Other highlights include new works inspired by the most impactful events of recent years such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements.

Hallmark features of this title

• Six thematic chapters help students identify, understand and think critically about major themes in art that transcend eras and regions: spiritual belief; the life force; the body, gender and identity; the individual and cultural identity; power; and science, industry and the environment.
• The Creative Process features highlight artists' own techniques and critical thinking processes as they created particular works.
• Chapter-ending The Critical Process features pose questions to provoke classroom discussion.
• Chapter-opening learning objectives lead students to focus on, and think critically about, the chapter's important issues.
• Thinking Back end-of-chapter reviews revisit the learning objectives, helping students review the material they've just read.

New and updated features of this title

• NEW: A new chapter on Digital Media discusses how digital technologies have transformed photography as a practice, impacted our understanding of artistic space and global culture, and stimulated the creation of archive-based art works.
• UPDATED: Chapter 15, The Design Profession, has been updated with significant new material relating to the development of typography since 1960.
• NEW: A new section on "Hispanic and Latino Identity in the United States" in Chapter 25, The Individual and Cultural Identity, directly addresses the issue of immigration
• UPDATED: In response to student feedback, Chapter 27, Science, Industry, and the Environment, now concludes with an extended discussion of the art world's confrontation with issues of global warming, featuring 8 new images.
• NEW: Chapter 22, The Life Force, replaces 2 chapters in the previous edition (The Life Cycle and Love and Sex), incorporating material from both. A new Critical Process feature at the end of the chapter addresses both AIDS and the COVID-19 pandemic.
• UPDATED: Over 130 new images ensure that the text reflects the state of the world today, including works inspired by the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements, COVID-19, immigration and global warming.