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Engagement in the City: How Arts and Culture Impact Development in Urban Areas explores how the arts contribute to cultural and economic development, physical and mental health, education, and social capital. The book can be helpful for scholars and community leaders interested in facilitating arts-based initiatives to improve their communities.
List of contents
Introduction
Bryna Bobick & Leigh Hersey
Chapter 1: Does Arts Engagement Increase Empathy and Prosocial Behavior? A Review of the Literature
Sara Konrath & Brian Kisida
Chapter 2: Public Outreach Innovation and Sustainability of Arts Organizations in the Detroit Metropolitan Area
Alisa Moldavanova
Chapter 3: Art Controversy and Asset-Based Community Development: Cultural Capital Flowing from Richard Serra's Tilted Art
Gordon Shockley & Ann Kotleba
Chapter 4: The Unique Value of the Arts in Civic Engagement: End-of-Life Dialogue in Singapore from the Hospital to the 'Heartlands,'
Justin Lee, Hana Alhadad, Lim Tze Ming, Jae Andrew & Ngiam Su-Lin
Chapter 5: Herons on the Bayou: Bridging Communities through Art
Leigh Nanney Hersey & Brooke Foy
Chapter 6: Cultural Districts on the Horizon: The Intersection of Policy and Practice Outside of Metropolitan Centers
B. Kathleen Gallagher
Chapter 7: Designing and Creating Programs of Promise
Kathy Marzilli Miraglia
Chapter 8: Teaching Resiliency: Preparing Pre-service Teachers to Work (and Stay) in Urban Art Classrooms
Justin Makemson
Chapter 9: Creating A Welcoming Learning Environment
Bryna Bobick
Chapter 10: Conclusion
Leigh Nanney Hersey& Bryna Bobick
About the author
Leigh N. Hersey is assistant professor and MPA coordinator at the University of Louisiana Monroe.
Bryna Bobick is associate professor of art education at the University of Memphis
