1st Edition

Making and Relational Creativity An Exploration of Relationships that Arise through Creative Practices in Informal Making Spaces

By Lindsey Helen Bennett Copyright 2021
166 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Making and Relational Creativity explores the developing relationships that arise between art teachers and students through creative practices outside of the secondary school arts curriculum. The author offers a powerful account of both her own and student experiences, exposing the complexities and problematic nature of creative practices emerging outside of the curriculum framework. The... Read more

Acknowledgements

Foreword by Jeff Adams

Introduction

1 Research Design and Methodology

Introduction

Research Design: Becoming A/R/Tography

Ethics

Case Study

Narrative Enquiry

Reflexivity

Visual Research Methodologies

Data Collection Tools

Themes Arising from the Data

2 Theoretical Landscape

Framework Structure

Democracy and Freedom: Theories of creativity in democratic education

Spaces of Resistance and Change: Emerging critical practices in informal making spaces

The Art of Communication

Cultural Identity and Holistic Teaching

3 Introduction to A/R/Tographers

Jake

Mikey

Alice

Lenny

Tim and Evan

4 The Life Cycle of A/R/Tography

Introduction

Who Is In Charge Anyway?

Making the Invisible Visible

Tate Exchange

Why can’t they just leave us alone?

 

5 A Search for Understanding

Democracy and Freedom in Art Education

Spaces of Resistance and Change outside of the school curriculum in England

The Art of Communication: Exploring relationships arising through creative practices

Cultural Identity: Pedagogical approaches of the holistic teacher

Conclusion: Creative Acts, Collective Empowerment

 

Biography

Lindsey Helen Bennett leads arts provision at Chester International School in the North West of England. She completed her doctoral research at the University of Chester in 2019 and she is interested in incorporating contemporary art practices into art and design education.