1st Edition

Art, Critical Pedagogy and Capitalism

By Paul Alexander Stewart Copyright 2021
158 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers a re-examination of art production in terms that understand the process of learning as the production of art itself. Drawing on the thought of Ranciere, Freire, Gramsci and Mouffe, it provides an account of the politics of art production and a theoretical understanding of hegemonic power, while developing a view of method in critical pedagogy founded on the process of ‘making... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Agonising over and under Hegemony

3. Commitment

4. Tools and Social Action

5. Action and Reflection

6. Boycott

Biography

Paul Stewart is an Artist and Curator as well as a Lecturer in Fine Art at Teesside University, UK.

Art, Pedagogy and Capitalism, thus, offers both philosophical and practical provocations for critical educators today and provides the opportunity, regardless of our circumstances, to enact ‘education as the practice of freedom.’  - Kay Sidebottom, Postdigital Science and Education