Cultivating Critical Conversations in Art Education: Honoring Student Voice, Identity, and Agency

by James Haywood Rolling Jr. (Foreword), Connie Stewart (Editor), Eli Burke (Editor)

These stories from art educators highlight how art and visual culture can bridge learning with lived experience. Written by and for art educators from all backgrounds and contexts, this volume offers guidance for expanding students’ opportunities to critically examine current events, histories, and cultural assumptions in ways that are relevant and inclusive of all identities. Readers will learn how to use contemporary art and dialogue as tools to acknowledge and value the unique perspectives of each person. Authors from diverse settings offer topics, insights, resources, and research for centering voices and critical conversations in K–12, higher education, museums, and nontraditional classrooms. Including artwork in full-color, the book addresses such questions Book

176 pages, Paperback

Published December 22, 2023