Critical Art Pedagogy: Foundations for Postmodern Art Education

by Richard Cary

Overview

First published in 1998, this work identifies the possibilities, concepts, needs and strategies for radical reform of traditional art education by resituating it within the postmodern paradigm. It advocates continued research to inform theory and practice in art education, providing detailed summaries of new methodologies, such as semiotics and deconstruction. It is clearly sectioned and easy to use which provides an ideal foundation for postmodern art education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136510281
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/12/2012
Series:	Critical Education Practice
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	382
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Richard Cary

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Critical Theory: A Philosophy for Praxis in Art Education; Chapter 2 A Critical History of Art Education: Dangerous Memories and Critical Consciousness; Chapter 3 Describing the Individual Art Student: Psychologies for Critical Art Pedagogy; Chapter 4 Creating Dangerous Knowledge: Semiotics, Deconstruction, and Qualitative Methodology; Chapter 5 Aesthetics for Critical Praxis; Chapter 6 Models for Practice: Prescriptive Grand Narratives or Potential Resources for Critical Art Pedagogy?; Chapter 7 Disconnecting from Modernism, Connecting to Postmodernism;