Revitalizing History
Recognizing the Struggles, Lives, and Achievements of African American and Women Art Educators
Recognizing the Struggles, Lives, and Achievements of African American and Women Art Educators
Paul Bolin, Ami Kantawala (Eds.)
Forward by Mary Ann Stankiewicz
Published April 2017 by Vernon Press
Contributing Authors:
Kristin Congdon (University of Central Florida), Allison Clark(The J. Paul Getty Museum), Rebecca Dearlove (Independent scholar), Debra Hardy (Independent scholar), Heidi Powell (The University of Texas at Austin), Christina Hanawalt (University of Georgia), Sue Uhlig (The Pennsylvania State University), Kirstie Parkinson (Independent scholar), Christina Bain (The University of Texas at Austin), Mary Hafeli (Columbia University), Elise Chevalier (Independent scholar), Jessica Baker Kee (The Pennsylvania State University)
Revitalizing History is a collection of conference papers from the conference "Brushes with History: Imagination and Innovation in Art Education History" held November 19-22, 2015 at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City, Stankiewicz notes in her forward text.
The format of presentation-style papers makes for quick bursts of reading. The works are approachable in language. Each paper provides meaningful contributions to the historical studies in the field of art education. Color photos printed inside were a pleasant surprise.
With her first question in the forward, "What does it mean to revitalize histories of art education?", Mary Ann Stankiewicz draws readers in. As the essay continues, she frames the context of the book arguing for the importance of historical research into art educators on the margins of the dominate (masculine) narrative of our field.
The papers contained within the compilation examine prolific and, on occasion, controversial art teachers through methodologies including personal narrative, material culture, academic contributions, programming models, and political history.
This book shows how diverse research practices illuminate the history of art education in new ways to expose untold stories of impactful educators. The compilation highlights not only K12 classroom art teachers, but also those in the community, museums, academia, and even at home. This book inspires readers to look closer at their own practices, reflect on our own arts education, and celebrate the art educators featured in this book.
This book shows how diverse research practices illuminate the history of art education in new ways to expose untold stories of impactful educators. The compilation highlights not only K12 classroom art teachers, but also those in the community, museums, academia, and even at home. This book inspires readers to look closer at their own practices, reflect on our own arts education, and celebrate the art educators featured in this book.
It is a goal of this blog to dedicate multiple posts to the art educators the researchers of "Revitalizing History" highlights in an attempts to better understand the art teacher's identity.
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