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This volume presents a series of papers concerned with the interrelations between the postmodern and the present state of art and design education. Spanning a range of thematic concerns, the book reflects upon existing practice and articulates revolutionary prospects potentially viable through a shift in educative thinking. Many of the essays pinpoint the stagnancy of teaching methods today and discuss the reductive parameters enforced by the current curriculum. The radical tone that echoes through the entire series of papers is unmistakable. Throughout the book, postmodern theory informs the polemical debate concerning new directions in educative practice. Contributors shed new light on a postmodern view of art in education with emphasis upon difference, plurality and independence of mind. Ultimately, the paper provides a detailed insight into the various concepts that shape and drive the contemporary art world and expands the debate regarding the impression of postmodern thinking in art education.
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HARDY ART EDUCATION IN A POSTMODERN WORLD COLLECTED ESSAYS EDITED BY TOM HARDY THIS COLLECTION PRESENTS A SERIES OF PAPERS DEALING WITH THE INTER-RELATIONS BETWEEN THE POSTMODERN AND THE PRESENT STATE OF ART AND DESIGN EDUCATION. SPANNING A RANGE OF THEMATIC CONCERNS, THE BOOK REFLECTS UPON EXISTING PRACTICE AND ARTICULATES THE REVOLUTIONARY PROSPECTS POTENTIALLY VIABLE THROUGH A SHIFT IN EDUCATIVE THINKING. MANY OF THE ESSAYS PINPOINT THE STAGNANCY OF TEACHING METHODS TODAY AND DISCUSS THE ART EDUCATION IN A POSTMODERN WORLD REDUCTIVE PARAMETERS ENFORCED BY THE CURRENT CURRICULUM. THE RADICAL TONE THAT ECHOES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SERIES OF PAPERS IS UNMISTAKABLE. THROUGHOUT THE BOOK, POSTMODERN THEORY INFORMS THE POLEMICAL DEBATE CONCERNING NEW DIRECTIONS IN EDUCATIVE PRACTICE. CONTRIBUTORS SHED NEW LIGHT ON A POSTMODERN VIEW OF ART IN EDUCATION WITH EMPHASIS UPON DIFFERENCE, PLURALITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF MIND. ULTIMATELY, THE BOOK PROVIDES A DETAILED INSIGHT INTO THE VARIOUS CONCEPTS THAT SHAPE AND DRIVE THE CONTEMPORARY ART WORLD AND EXPANDS THE DEBATE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF POSTMODERN THINKING IN ART EDUCATION. TOM HARDY HAS WORKED AS AN ART TEACHER IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR 23 YEARS AND HAS LED ART DEPARTMENTS IN INNER-CITY, MIXED, SINGLE SEX AND SELECTIVE SCHOOLS. HE IS CURRENTLY HEAD OF ART AND DESIGN AT NORTH LONDON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL AND SITS ON THE COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION IN ART AND DESIGN REPRESENTING LONDON AND THE HOME COUNTIES. Supported by: ISSN: 1747-6208 Intellect PO Box 862, Bristol BS99 1DE, UK 9 781841 501468 10 intellect ISBN 1-84150-146-8 Postmodernism and Ar#186A7D.qxd 11/7/06 10:34 pm Page 1 Q Art Education in a Postmodern World: Collected Essays Edited by Tom Hardy Series editor: John Steers intellect intellect Bristol, UK Portland, OR, USA First Published in the UK in 2006 by Intellect Books, PO Box 862, Bristol BS99 1DE, UK First Published in the USA in 2006 by Intellect Books, ISBS, 920 NE 58th Ave. Suite 300, Portland, Oregon 972133786, USA Copyright ©2006 NSEAD All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Electronic ISBN 1-84150-958-2 / ISBN 1841501468 ISSN 17476208 Cover Design: Gabriel Solomons Copy Editor: Holly Spradling Printed and bound by The Cromwell Press, Trowbridge, Wiltshire Postmodernism and Ar#186A7D.qxd 11/7/06 10:34 pm Page 3 Contents 5 Acknowledgements