Activist Art in Social Justice Pedagogy: Engaging Students in Glocal Issues through the Arts

Book Overview

Artists have always had a role in imagining a more socially just, inclusive world - many have devoted their lives to realizing this possibility. In a culture ever more embedded in performance and the visual, an examination of the role of the arts in multicultural teaching for social justice is timely. This book examines and critiques approaches to using activist art to teach a multicultural curriculum. Examples of activist artists and their strategies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433112310
• ISBN13: 9781433112317
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"