Full Description
Arts educators have adopted social justice themes as part of a larger vision of transforming society. Social justice arts education confronts oppression and inequality arising from factors related to race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, class, ability, gender, and sexuality. This edition of Common Threads investigates the intersection of social justice work with education in the visual arts, music, theatre, dance, and literature. Weaving together resources from a range of University of Illinois Press journals, the editors offer articles on the scholarly inquiry, theory, and practice of social justice arts education. Selections from the past three decades reflect the synergy of the diverse scholars, educators, and artists actively engaged in such projects. Together, the contributors bring awareness to the importance of critically reflective and inclusive pedagogy in arts educational contexts. They also provide pedagogical theory and practical tools for building a social justice orientation through the arts.
Contributors: Joni Boyd Acuff, Seema Bahl, Elizabeth Delacruz, Elizabeth Garber, Elizabeth Gould, Kirstin Hotelling, Tuulikki Laes, Monica Prendergast, Elizabeth Saccá, Alexandra Schulteis, Amritjit Singh, and Stephanie Springgay
Contents
CoverTitleContentsIntroductionArt Education in Civil Society / Elizabeth DelacruzSocial Justice and Art Education / Elizabeth Garber"Plotting" the Story of Race: Pedagogy Challenges in History and Literature / Amritjit SinghUtopian Performatives and the Social Imaginary: Toward a New Philosophy of Drama/Theater Education / Monica PrendergastDisability, Hybridity, and Flamenco Cante / Seema BahlBeyond Participation: A Reflexive Narrative of the Inclusive Potentials of Activist Scholarship in Music Education / Tuulikki LaesCompanion-able Species: A Queer Pedagogy for Music Education / Elizabeth Gould(Re)Constructing Cultural Conceptions and Practices in Art Education: An Action Research Study / Joni Boyd AcuffArt, Native Voice, and Political Crisis: Reflections on Art Education and the Survival of Culture at Kanehsatake / Elizabeth J. SaccaAffinity, Collaboration, and the Politics of Classroom Speaking / Kirstin Hotelling and Alexandra SchulteisKnitting as an Aesthetic of Civic Engagement: Re-conceptualizing Feminist Pedagogy through Touch / Stephanie SpringgayBack cover
