Teaching Art in a Postmodern World: Theories, Teacher Reflections and Interpreti

Title: Teaching Art in a Postmodern World: Theories, Teacher Reflections and Interpretive FrameworksEditor: Emery, LeePublisher: Common Ground PublishingBinding: PaperbackPages: 240Dimensions: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51dProduct Weight: 0.75 lbs.Language: EnglishISBN: 9781863355018What is postmodern art and how does it impact on art teaching? For secondary art teachers the transition from modernist art education to postmodernist art education is a challenging journey. Modernism provided a rich source of inspiration for art teaching. Countless art teaching programs from the 1950s to the 1990s were based on the great western canon espousing individualism, creativity, self expression and formalist models of art criticism. However, postmodern theory directs attention away from the formalist properties of art works to the social conditions and structures which shape artistic values. Contemporary art works examine how societies construct power relations especially in respect of class, gend