Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Prologue 1
5. Part One Making Things
6. 1 Violations of Standards of Excellence and Preference in Utilitarian Art 13
7. 2 A Strange Rocking Chair … The Need to Express, the Urge to Create 41
8. Part Two Sensory Experiences
9. 3 L. A. Re-dos and Add-ons: Private Space vs. Public Policy 59
10. 4 Modern Arts and Arcane Concepts: Expanding Folk Art Study 81
11. 5 The Proof Is in the Pudding: The Role of Sensation in Food Choice as Revealed by Sensory Deprivation 97
12. Part Three Art at Work
13. 6 Creating and Using Argot at the Jayhawk Cafe: Communication, Ambience, and Identity 109
14. 7 A Feeling for Fonn, as Illustrated by People at Work 119
15. 8 Aesthetics at Work: Art and Ambience in an Organization 133
16. Part Four Methods and Concepts
17. 9 Aesthetic Attitude, Judgment, and Response: Definitions and Distinctions 161
18. 10 The Material Culture of Corporate Life 177
19. 11 Preaching What We Practice: Pedagogical Techniques Regarding the Analysis of Objects in Organizations 187
20. Epilogue 197
21. References 205
22. Index 215