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Introduction(S) To Men In Feminism, Kristin G. Congdon, Doug Blandy
Introduction(S) To Men In Feminism, Kristin G. Congdon, Doug Blandy
Journal of Social Theory in Art Education
In the Spring of 1988 I received a note from Doug Blandy asking if I wanted to co-ordinate a panel on "Men in Feminism" with him. The idea of men working with feminist ideas was not new to our discussions. When we worked together at Bowling Green State University, we often wondered (and indeed frequently laughed) at how gender related the reactions of our faculty and students probably were to our successes and failures. Shortly after I agreed to coordinate this panel with Doug, I attended a conference in the Pennsylvanian mountains in "Women, Art and Society." This was my …
Acting Out Caring: An Andogynous Trait, Clayton Funk
Acting Out Caring: An Andogynous Trait, Clayton Funk
Journal of Social Theory in Art Education
A problem in gender studies concerns frequent critique of sex-role stereotypes. But how often do we analyze characteristics that men and women have in common? The notion is doubtful that women must be essentially nurturant and empathic, and that men must be analytical and assertive. The strongest educators possess the best of both, no matter the gender, and are usually capable of modeling a sensibility of caring about learning.
Examining Environmental Advertising Imagery Through Art Education, Tom Anderson
Examining Environmental Advertising Imagery Through Art Education, Tom Anderson
Journal of Social Theory in Art Education
This is an examination of advertising imagery in the United States, with particular emphasis on outdoor advertising, and a proposal for an art curriculum focused on advertising awareness. The method is socially-oriented art criticism funded by some history of advertising and the psychology and philosophy of persuasive, manipulative, and pecuniary symbolism. The intent is first to decode the aesthetic environment (Barbosa, 1988) and then present a structure that helps art students to do the same. The examination begins with the object and returns to the object for validation (Ecker and Kaelin, 1970), but "ends with an understanding of personal experience, …
Subjective Undercurrents: Humour And The Naea, Harold Pearse
Subjective Undercurrents: Humour And The Naea, Harold Pearse
Journal of Social Theory in Art Education
The psychological climate of an NAEA conference is a highly variable one. Given the temporal and spatial restrictions, emotions tend to be intense and feelings concentrated. A good deal of what is felt is predictable – after all, conferences are call conventions. But beneath the surface veneer of officiousness, formality, and collegiality, there are subjective undercurrents. The novices experience loneliness, insecurity and feelings of inadequacy being surrounded by “experts” – people whose publications they have read or with whose names they are familiar. The experts may experience anxiety and insecurity as their egos, careers and reputations are exposed to public …
Democracy And Education At The Barnes Foundation, Margaret Hess Johnson
Democracy And Education At The Barnes Foundation, Margaret Hess Johnson
Journal of Social Theory in Art Education
Through the foundation that bears his name, Albert C. Barnes put into practice John Dewey's notions of education, democracy, and scientific method. A description of the egalitarian and empirical aspects of the institution known as The Barnes Foundation confirms the instrumental function of art for education. The Barnes Foundation served as a learning laboratory rather than as a museum of art; in this manner works of art served an instrumental function through indicating Deweyan theory about democracy and education.
Carl Jung: A Formalist Critique, Harold J. Mcwhinnie
Carl Jung: A Formalist Critique, Harold J. Mcwhinnie
Journal of Social Theory in Art Education
I will present a review of the basic thoughts of Carl Jung and outline his research in areas such as psychological types and the uses of symbols in art. Special attention will be placed on his discussions of Schiller's work on aesthetic play. His work on the psychological types will be related to research in art education with the Myers-Briggs tests. His work on symbols in art will be related to the new and growing interest of art education in the whole field of Creative Arts Therapy. Jung's influence on art education will be discussed within the historical and philosophical …
Towards A Model For Considering The Social Functions Of Art, Ronald W. Neperud
Towards A Model For Considering The Social Functions Of Art, Ronald W. Neperud
Journal of Social Theory in Art Education
The purpose of this paper is to suggest development of a model for examining the social functions of art with the goal that art educators might better understand and value that dimension of human activity. In recent decades individuality, self-expression, and creativity have reigned supreme to the neglect of other dimensions of art important to human welfare--functions important to maintaining the group. The more recent valuing of art of the culturally diverse and the importance of art to groups such as Blacks, Chicanos, and the elderly, and others has suggested that art educators need to understand how art functions in …