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Art Education in the Postmodern World: Collected Essays
Tom Hardy
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This volume presents a series of papers concerned with the interrelations between the postmodern and the present state of art and design education. Spanning a range of thematic concerns, the book reflects upon existing practice and articulates revolutionary prospects potentially viable through a shift in educative thinking. Many of the essays pinpoint the stagnancy of teaching methods today and discuss the reductive parameters enforced by the current curriculum. The radical tone that echoes through the entire series of papers is unmistakable. Throughout the book, postmodern theory informs the polemical debate concerning new directions in educative practice. Contributors shed new light ... Read more
This volume presents a series of papers concerned with the interrelations between the postmodern and the present state of art and design education. Spanning a range of thematic concerns, the book reflects upon existing practice and articulates revolutionary prospects potentially viable through a shift in educative thinking. Many of the essays pinpoint the stagnancy of teaching methods today and discuss the reductive parameters enforced by the current curriculum. The radical tone that echoes through the entire series of papers is unmistakable. Throughout the book, postmodern theory informs the polemical debate concerning new directions in educative practice. Contributors shed new light ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Intellect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Readings in Art and Design Education Series
Condition
New
Weight
326g
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841503028
SKU
V9781841503028
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About Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy has worked as an art teacher in secondary schools for 23 years and has led art departments in inner-city, mixed, single sex, and selective schools. He is currently head of art and design at North London Collegiate School and sits on the council of the National Society for Education in Art and Design representing London and the home ... Read more
Reviews for Art Education in the Postmodern World: Collected Essays
Hardy's book of essays is useful in that it helps the reader contextualize movements like visual culture as an initiative that has its roots in the postmodern cultural situation. - Arthur Efland, International Journal of Education through Art