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Skin Deep: Analyzing Black Representation In The Teaching Of Visual Arts, Destiny Arianna Kearney Jan 2021

Skin Deep: Analyzing Black Representation In The Teaching Of Visual Arts, Destiny Arianna Kearney

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My honors thesis argues that at Bowdoin College, failure to provide Culturally Relevant Teaching in art studio courses dismisses the representation of Blackness in the Visual Arts Department. Culturally Relevant Teaching (CRT) recognizes the importance of all students' cultural experiences in different aspects of learning. It allows for equitable access to education for students of diverse backgrounds. CRT is crucial to reconstructing Art Education to represent diverse student bodies. My position as a Black-Indigenous artist enables me to reflect on the intersection of these frameworks and to build upon them in order to highlight the need for pedagogical practice in …


Shaping Canons And Building Legacies: Collectors And The History Of African American Art, Kinaya Hassane Jan 2019

Shaping Canons And Building Legacies: Collectors And The History Of African American Art, Kinaya Hassane

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