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Creating Commons: Photovoice Philosophy In A Third Space, Jason M. Cox, Lynne Hamer
Creating Commons: Photovoice Philosophy In A Third Space, Jason M. Cox, Lynne Hamer
Journal of Social Theory in Art Education
Teach Toledo is a program that the authors co-coordinate using community assets to create a third space to confront systemic racism’s impact on teacher education programs and facilitate hybridity (Bhaba, 1994). Diverse student cohort members use their lived experience as the base for their individual and shared urban educational philosophies, coordinated in a first-year horizontally and vertically integrated curriculum including written compositions and a PhotoVoice project. “Creating commons” refers not only to provision of a third space as a common space where private experiences can be combined to create a hybrid, new understanding, but also to the creative act of …
The Living Legends Of Sholoukh – شلوخ الأساطير Facial Scarification In Sudan, Ayah S. Elnour
The Living Legends Of Sholoukh – شلوخ الأساطير Facial Scarification In Sudan, Ayah S. Elnour
Theses and Dissertations
Sholoukh — ritual face scarring—is a dying art form in Sudan.
Used to distinguish members of one tribe from another,
Sholoukh reflects the tribal pride of an individual. In the past,
sholoukh was seen as important as having a passport for a tribe
member, however, it was not always applied by choice. Using
just a razor blade, the wisest, most senior tribal elder would scar
the face of a child, initiating them into the tribe for life.
As this tribal art form fades away, the dwindling Sholoukh-bearers
have become living legends in Sudan. To honor them, I create
a collage …