1st Edition
Autobiographical Lectures of Leaders in Art Education, 2001–2021 A Selection of Self-Reflections and Living Histories
Foreword Autobiographical Lectures Delivered at Miami University of Ohio, 2001-2021 by Mary Ann Stankiewicz
Prologue A Little Background by John A. Michael
Acknowledgements
1 Living Testimonies: Introduction to Autobiographical Lectures of Leaders in Art Education, 2001-2021: A Selection of Self-Reflections and Living Histories
SECTION I: 2001-2006
2 Lectures 2001 – 2006
3 Art from Outside the Box
4 A Life Punctuated by Politics of a Country
5 My Life in Art Education
6 The First 35 Years of My Education in Feminism and Art
7 A Life of Advocacy for Art Education
8 Robert J. Saunders and Social Purposes of Art Education
SECTION II: 2007-2013
9 Lectures 2007 - 2013
10 Reflecting on the Blessings of My Life
11 Reflecting on a Life Through “American Eyes”
12 Collaboration is Funny: The Life and Hard Times of M & B
13 My Personal Journey in Art Education: If you obey all of the rules, you’ll miss all the fun
SECTION III: 2014-2022
14 Lectures 2014-2021
15 These are the Un/Remarkable Things That Crown My Life
16 My Art Education Journey: If you don’t get lost, there’s a chance you will never be found
17 An Academic Autobiography: From Cowboy Comics to Movie-in-Minutes YouTube Videos
18 History and Memory: Becoming an Art Educator in the 1950s and Now
19 How Old Do You Have to Be To Be An Artist?
20 Responding to Art: A Life of Engagement
21 Teaching and Leading to Transgress: A Transformative Art Education Odyssey
RESPONSE TO LECTURES 2001-2021
22 Response to Autobiographical Lectures of Leaders in Art Education, 2001-2021: A Selection of Self-Reflections and Living Histories
Biography
Stephanie Autumn Baer, Ph.D., is an art teacher leader for Lincoln Public Schools in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Adjunct Professor at Nebraska Wesleyan University and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Baer served as Associate Professor of Art Education at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where she led digitization efforts for the John and Betty Michael Autobiographical Lecture Series in Art Education.
Katherine Coy Smith, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning and a visual art teacher in Cincinnati Public Schools in Cincinnati, Ohio. She served as a graduate assistant working on the John and Betty Michael Autobiographical Lecture Series in Art Education.
Stephanie Harvey Danker, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Art Education at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Dr. Danker continues to serve as the custodian for the John and Betty Michael Autobiographical Lecture Series in Art Education.
