Czy były polskie teoretyczki sztuki? "O wychowaniu estetycznym" Janiny Mortkowiczowej
Were There Any Polish Female Art Theorists? On Janina Mortkowiczowa’s “On Aesthetic Education”

Author(s): Julia Harasimowicz
Subject(s): Cultural history, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: aesthetic education; art theory in Poland; Janina Mortkowiczowa; history of art education
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the first Polish-language text “On Aesthetic Education” ["O wychowaniu estetycznym" (1903)] on the postulate of general aesthetic education of citizens by the writer, pedagogue, and publisher Janina Mortkowiczowa, and explores the educational and philosophical frameworks that she uses to support her argument, showcasing the author’s extensive understanding of intellectual culture in Western Europe and its meaning in the Polish context. The paper’s arguments make a case for “On Aesthetic Education” being more than just the first Polish text addressing the importance of cultivating an aesthetic sensibility, but also one of the earliest texts in the 20th century discussing art theory, explicitly exploring the social impact of art.

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