Overview of Course Histories are stories told by people. The teller, those talked about and allowed in, and specific cultural perspectives inform us of important contextual information.
Histories reminisce, testify, galvanize, remember, and sometimes lie.
Too often, we have been taught to imagine all worlds as ours and work toward that end. We want to do more than read one official history. We will look at how various people make meaning and memory. Through reading, discussion, video and various small writing projects, we will examine the personal and the political aspects of making meaning through histories of art education. This class deals with real issues in life and art, issues that are pertinent to the making, teaching, and researching about art, education, and culture.