Introduction: Thinking about method and theory
Style, iconography, and iconology
Semiotics
Marxist perspectives
Feminisms, sexualities, and queer theory
Cultural studies and post-colonial theory
Psychoanalysis and reception theory
Rethinking knowledge and interpretation in postmodern art history
Conclusion: Knowing what to do and assessing its value

"This book is an accessible introduction to the critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments, controversies and divergent perspectives. This edition has been updated to reflect recent scholarship in contemporary art and has been broken down into smaller sections for greater accessibility. The book begins with a revised discussion of the difference between method and theory. The following chapters apply the varying approaches to works of art, some of them new to this edition. The book ends with a new conclusion that focuses on the way the study of art is informed by theory"