Methods & theories of art history / Anne D'Alleva.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapt. 1. Thinking about theory -- Chapt.2. The analysis of form, symbol, and sign -- Formalism in art history -- Iconography and iconology -- Semiotics -- Word and image -- Chapt. 3. Art's contexts -- The history of ideas -- Marxist and materialist perspectives on art -- Feminisms -- Sexualities, LGBT studies, and queer theory -- Cultural studies and postcolonial theory -- Chapt. 4. Psychology and perception in art -- Art history and psychoanalysis -- Reception theory I: the psychology of art -- Reception theory II: reader response theory and the aesthetics of reception -- Jungian archetypes -- Object relations theory and the nature of creativity -- The anxiety of influence -- Chatp. 5. Taking a stance toward knowledge -- Hermeneutics -- Structuralism and post-structuralism -- Deconstruction -- Postmodernism as condition and and practice -- Chapt. 6. Writing with theory -- The kind of paper you're probably writing now -- Learning how to write with theory -- The place of theory in research -- Writing the paper -- Creativity, imagination, and truth.