Routledge Studies in Care Aesthetics
About the Book Series
Routledge Studies in Care Aesthetics brings together cutting-edge research in care and its interactions with disciplines across humanities and arts. Building on the existing work of applied theatre and socially engaged arts, this series provides textbooks, research and practitioner texts in the growing field of care aesthetics. The series aims to draw on the growing interest in this emerging field, developing new texts that deepen our understanding of the aesthetics of care and the implications this has more broadly for health, social care, and the arts.
These books are invaluable resources for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers and practitioners in the field of applied theatre.
Care Aesthetics and the Arts
1st Edition
Edited
By Kate Maguire-Rosier, Réka Polonyi, James Thompson
December 17, 2025
What would happen if we were to understand arts projects through their capacity to care? Care Aesthetics and the Arts offers an exploration of care aesthetics applied to arts projects from diverse contexts. This collection examines the emerging field of care aesthetics applied to a range of ...
Care Aesthetics: For artful care and careful art
1st Edition
By James Thompson
July 19, 2022
What if the work of a nurse, physio, or homecare worker was designated an art, so that the qualities of the experiences they create became understood as aesthetic qualities? What if the interactions created by artists, directors, dancers, or workshop facilitators were understood as works of care?&...