TAI-E4002 Critical Social Issues in Art Education, 5 ECTS
The course content includes the interrelationship of social and cultural issues, art curriculum content and the construction of democratic spaces of learning.
The main focus is on critical analysis and promoting a complex investigation and questioning of important concepts, theories, and issues related to contemporary art education. Study methods include video lectures, discussions, reading reflections and assignments, and the themes are introduced by many lecturers and professors in Aalto University.
Key themes are:
– Introduction to critical theory
– Critical look on history
– Whiteness and race
– Materiality and practice
– Post digitality
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Assessment methods include Reading Reflections (20%), Discussions (20%), Visual Assignments (20%), and Final Project (40%)