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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794560503321

Autore

Kokkos Alexis

Titolo

Exploring art for perspective transformation / / Alexis Kokkos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill Sense, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

90-04-45534-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 pages)

Collana

International Issues in Adult Education

Disciplina

370.115

Soggetti

Arts in education

Critical pedagogy

Transformative learning

Learning - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The distinctive nature of Learning for Change -- Cognitive theory of art -- Aristotle's poetics -- The views of John Dewey and Maxine Greene -- The perspective of Frankfurt School -- The legacy of Freire and Gramsci -- Alternative approaches -- The theoretical foundations and principles of the method -- The stages of TLAE method -- Examples of implementation -- Inferences drawn from application -- Concluding reflections.

Sommario/riassunto

"We live in a socio-cultural reality which is dominated by an entrepreneurial and instrumental rationality, as well as by a discriminative and populist mentality. Questioning the validity of taken-for-granted sovereign perspectives is thus of vital importance. Our contact with art can serve as a pathway through which we might be empowered to identify false life values and develop the disposition and ability to challenge them. The learning potential of aesthetic experience is, however, barely exploited within educational systems. In addition, although major scholars have contributed to a deeper understanding of the liberating dimension of processing important artworks, there has been surprisingly little discussion in the relevant literature focusing on educational practice. Exploring Art for Perspective Transformation provides a comprehensive analysis and synthesis of theoretical views



pertaining to the emancipatory process of exploring art. Moreover, it presents the educational method Transformative Learning through Aesthetic Experience (TLAE), with reference to particular examples of implementation. TLAE is addressed to adult educators and school teachers regardless of the subject they teach and their theoretical background on aesthetics. It involves engaging learners in exploring works from fine arts, literature, theatre, cinema and music with a view to promoting critical reflection on one's potentially problematic perspectives"--