Social justice art : a framework for activist art pedagogy / Marit Dewhurst

Contributor(s):

Dewhurst, Marit

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Education, 2014Description: vii, 152 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9781612507361
1612507360

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

707 DEW

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	707 DEW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100622563

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In this lively and groundbreaking book, arts educator Marit Dewhurst examines why art is an effective way to engage students in thinking about the role they might play in addressing social injustice.

Based on interviews and observations of sixteen highschoolers participating in an activist arts class at a New York City museum, Dewhurst identifies three learning processes common to the act of creating art that have an impact on social justice: connecting, questioning, and translating. Noting that "one of the challenges of social justice art education has been the difficulty of naming effective strategies that can be used across multiple contexts," Dewhurst outlines core strategies for an "activist arts pedagogy" and offers concrete suggestions for educators seeking to incorporate activist art projects inside or outside formal school settings.

Social Justice Art seeks to give common language to educators and others who are looking to expand and refine their practices in an emerging field, whether they work in art education, social justice programming, or youth development.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Introduction Framing an Activist Art Pedagogy (p. 1)
Chapter 1 Setting the Scene: Young Artists in an Activist Art Program (p. 17)
Chapter 2 Beginning: Making Connections (p. 37)
Chapter 3 Going Deeper: Asking Questions (p. 59)
Chapter 4 Finalizing the Projects: Translating for an Audience (p. 79)
Chapter 5 Evaluating: Lenses to Analyze an Activist Art Pedagogy (p. 101)
Appendix A Research Notes (p. 119)
Appendix B Sample Activities and Possible Extensions (p. 123)
Notes (p. 133)
Acknowledgments (p. 137)
About the Author (p. 139)
Index (p. 141)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Marit Dewhurst is the director of art education and an assistant professor of art and museum education at The City College of New York. Prior to these roles, she founded and coordinated In the Making, The Museum of Modern Art's free studio arts program for teens.