Art's Teachings, Teaching's Art: Philosophical, Critical and Educational Musings

by Megan Laverty

Book Overview

This volume examines the interface between the teachings of art and the art of teaching, and asserts the centrality of aesthetics for rethinking education. Many of the essays in this collection claim a direct connection between critical thinking, democratic dissensus, and anti-racist pedagogy with aesthetic experiences. They argue that aesthetics should be reconceptualized less as mere art appreciation or the cultivation of aesthetic judgment of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9402401539
• ISBN13: 9789402401530
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"