"But He Looks Like Me. I Never Saw an Artist Look Like That": Making Connections to Social Justice through Art

Autor/in	Hunter-Doniger, Tracey
Titel	"But He Looks Like Me. I Never Saw an Artist Look Like That": Making Connections to Social Justice through Art
Quelle	In: Art Education, 71 (2018) 1, S.17-19 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-3125
Schlagwörter	Art; Artists; Social Justice; Geographic Regions; Regional Characteristics; Creoles; African American Culture; Art Teachers; Teacher Student Relationship; Rural Areas; Studio Art; Grade 2; Elementary School Students; African American Students; South Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arts; Kunst; Artiste; Artist; Künstler; Künstlerin; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Regionaler Faktor; Kreole; Art teacher; Kunsterzieher; Kunsterzieherin; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Kunstwerkstatt; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	This article describes a STEAM lesson focusing on Johnathon Green's landscapes and the science of the ecosystems in the coastal region of the southeastern United States. The learning that took place manifested into something more meaningful than just the intended lesson. The collateral learning included the fact that artists can be African American, art can teach us about ecosystems, enslaved people were smart and had special skills and knowledge, and art is a viable way to make a living. Beyond this lesson, research demonstrates that children do not just "do art"; they "employ aesthetic processes to examine, uncover, and voice new, more complex knowledge". Children can find much more meaning to learning when they can make a connection to their own lives. They are more likely to have continuing conversations and pursue knowledge through curiosity as intrinsic motivation. Therefore, it is up to the teacher to bring social justice to their classroom to give all children the opportunity to view themselves as artists. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01