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Aesthetics Primer

English · Paperback / Softback

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The Aesthetics Primer is intended for anyone interested in the topic of aesthetics and how it can influence directions in education. The text is suitable for university courses that address aesthetics specifically, but also art education, values education, philosophy of education, and qualitative research methods. While examples are frequently taken from art, the primer is applicable beyond the discipline of aesthetic education. The text approaches its topic from two directions. First, there is a theoretical and philosophical section, providing a historical context for the term «aesthetics». It then provides a practical application, describing a research protocol that examines how participants respond to, record, and reflect on their aesthetic encounters. These activities result in a merging of aesthetic responses and, in the examples provided, art criticism. The implication is that the exercise could be extended to include other educational disciplinary foci as well. The research clearly indicates emerging patterns of self- and social awareness that result from subjects' participation.

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The Author: Boyd White (Ph.D., Concordia University) is Associate Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, Faculty of Education, McGill University. Early in his career, White was a printmaker, painter, and art educator. Currently his key teaching and research interests are in the areas of philosophy and art education, particularly on the topic of aesthetics and art criticism. White is the author of numerous journal articles and has chapters in various texts, among them: ReVisions: Readings in Canadian Art Teacher Education and Starting with¿, 2nd ed. For a number of years he was editor of Canadian Review of Art Education: Research and Issues. He serves as a reviewer for a number of journals and educational research organizations.

Product details

Authors Boyd White
Publisher Peter Lang
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 30.04.2016
 
EAN 9781433102905
ISBN 978-1-4331-0290-5
No. of pages 161
Dimensions 160 mm x 9 mm x 230 mm
Weight 280 g
Series Peter Lang Primer
Peter Lang Primer
Counterpoints Primers
Subject Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries

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