November 7, 2024
The research team will be presenting a paper entitled, Vignettes of Peace: The University Gallery as a Critical Space for Supporting and Amplifying Social Justice Concerns at this year’s annual International Journal of Art and Design Education [iJADE] conference being held in partnership with Liverpool Hope University, with the theme of Peace.
Given the prevalence of contemporary inter-state and intra-state conflicts, the ongoing disruptive influence of the global pandemic, and our existential struggle to avert climate crisis, the peace agenda has become more prominent in all forms, levels and dimensions of education. In response to UNESCO’s recently published peace education strategy (UNESCO, 2024), the conference asks, to what extent might art and design education play an active role in the promotion of forms of peace that expose the roots of inequality and oppression, or for imagining a just ‘new world’? What are the implications for art and design educators offering spaces to critically examine the conditions in which peace either thrives or diminishes? What role can art and design play in actionable, socially-just peace?
November 15-16, 2024
The research team will be presenting a paper entitled, Situating a campus gallery as a site for transformative action using artistic approaches to anti-racism and anti-oppression at this year’s annual Curriculum and Pedagogy Group Conference.
As the United States approaches a pivotal presidential election, we are reminded of the historical and ongoing struggles for civil rights and democracy. The Curriculum and Pedagogy Group conference is an annual space where work can be shared, valued, and disseminated to a diverse audience committed to educational reform and social change. This year’s theme is “Living the Legacy of Civil Rights in Education: Reclaiming and Reimagining Democratic Futures.”
