Exploring art for perspective transformation / Alexis Kokkos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kokkos, Alexis, author.

Series:

International Issues in Adult Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts in education.

Critical pedagogy.

Transformative learning.

Learning--Philosophy.

Learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages)

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

90-04-45534-5

OCLC:

1235902533