1st Edition
Creativity, Society, and the Role of Socially Engaged Art in Higher Arts Education
Introduction
1. Ten case studies: Addressing the "social turn" in the arts
2. Socially engaged art: Definitions, complexities, and cultural contexts
3. Participatory potential
4. Possibilities of learning
5. Transformative prospects
6. Socially engaged art in higher arts education
7. Towards an academic framework for socially engaged art
8. Socially engaged art as a subject of study
9. Political and social awareness in higher arts education
10. From safe spaces to polyphonic spaces
11. Socially engaged art and the futures of higher arts education
12. Coda: Reimagining the role of socially engaged art in higher arts education
Biography
Kai Lehikoinen is a University Researcher at the University of the Arts Helsinki’s Research Institute, Finland, and a Representative Board Member of ELIA, a globally connected European network for higher arts education.
“Lehikoinen offers powerful insights into the ways in which socially engaged arts practice can challenge societal norms, foster connection and generate a sense shared purpose among individuals and communities. A form of practice much-needed in these fractured times.”
- Allan Owens, Emeritus Professor, University of Chester, UK; Honorary Fellow, University of Liverpool, UK; National Teaching Fellow, UK; and Visiting Professor, LUT University, Finland
