Fall 2020 - EDUC 458 E100
Pedagogy and Practice of Arts for Social Change (4)
Class Number: 8329
Delivery Method: Remote
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: Mon, 4:30–8:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Lynn Fels
lfa9@sfu.ca
1 778 782-3529
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Prerequisites:
60 units.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Course investigates the pedagogy and practice of arts for social change, which encourages meaningful dialogue, action and leadership through the arts. Students engage in hands-on, experiential learning through workshops, creative group work, and dialogue with practitioners. We explore challenges and benefits of arts for social change as a pedagogical vehicle for educational, environmental, social justice, health, community and/or activist projects.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will be offered remotely and asynchronously. We will meet each week on zoom for our class for one-three hours, for a lecture and break-out rooms for group discussions and activities. Groups will be required to meet in order to plan projects. Required reading and videos will be on-line.
This course will provide students with an experiential introduction to the diverse world of arts for social change, including some its main principles and practices. We will explore the work of leading figures in the field and develop an understanding of the power of community engagement for social change through the arts. Integrating dialogue and facilitation, the arts, and community development, students will be invited to work across disciplines. Students will participate in workshops, view videos, read pivotal writing in the field and engage in dialogue.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
Goals of the course are to:
- introduce students to arts for social change/community-engaged arts
- explore how the arts can be a means of community cohesion, resilience, learning, inquiry and activitism
Grading
- Neighbourhood arts for social change group project (zoom) 50%
- Group Storytelling: sharing an issue/story/challenge (zoom) 25%
- Essay on a key community-engaged artist and project 25%
NOTES:
No final exam. Attendance mandatory first day of class as this is when we will be meeting each other, establishing working groups, and first zoom lecture.
REQUIREMENTS:
Weekly attendance, group participation in break-out rooms, completion of all assignments, meaningful integration of readings and concepts into final essay.
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Ability to use Zoom is required.
REQUIRED READING:
Artists Speak: available on-line artists-speak@icasc.ca
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Additional readings will be made available on canvas where appropriate
RECOMMENDED READING:
A Restless Art: available for free at https://arestlessart.com/the-book/download-a-digital-copy/
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020
Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).