
Working the Margins of Community-Based Adult Learning
The Power of Arts-Making in Finding Voice and Creating Conditions for Seeing/Listening
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
206 pages
978-94-6300-481-7 (ISBN)
Description
This volume gathers stories about how various art and creative forms of expression are used to enable voices from the margins, that is, of underrepresented individuals and communities, to take shape and form. Voice is not enough; stories and truths must be heard, must be listened to. And so the stories gathered here also speak to how creative processes enable conditions for listening and the development of empathy for other perspectives, which is essential for democracy. The chapters, including some that describe international projects, illustrate a variety of art-making practices such as poetry, visual art, film, theatre, music, and dance, and how they can support individuals and groups at the edges of mainstream society to tell their story and speak their truths, often the first steps to valuing one's identity and organizing for change. Some of the authors are community-based artists who share stories thus bringing these creative endeavors into the wider conversation about the power of arts-making to open up spaces for dialogue across differences. Art practices outlined in this book can expand our visions by encouraging critical thinking and broadening our worldview. At this time on the earth when we face many serious challenges, the arts can stimulate hope, openness, and individual and collective imaginations for preferred futures. Inspiration comes from people who, at the edges of their community, communicate their experience.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-6300-481-7 (9789463004817)
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Shauna Butterwick | Carole Roy
Working the Margins of Community-Based Adult Learning
The Power of Arts-Making in Finding Voice and Creating Conditions for Seeing/Listening
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01/2016
Brill
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