Penn State

Consortium forSocial Movements and Education
Research and Practice

Cultural pedagogy : art, education, politics

Cultural pedagogy : art, education, politics

David Trend
1992
1992

Abstract

In recent years, debates over culture and education have entered the public consciousness as never before. Politicians, bureaucrats, and scholars have credited these endeavors with the capacity to influence matters ranging from public morality to national productivity. Trend examines points at which art and learning intersect in both traditional and nontraditional settings and offers a variety of alternatives for the construction of a new cultural pedagogy. He argues that we need to redefine concepts like art, literature, and education, to integrate them more fully into our lives.

Abstract

In recent years, debates over culture and education have entered the public consciousness as never before. Politicians, bureaucrats, and scholars have credited these endeavors with the capacity to influence matters ranging from public morality to national productivity. Trend examines points at which art and learning intersect in both traditional and nontraditional settings and offers a variety of alternatives for the construction of a new cultural pedagogy. He argues that we need to redefine concepts like art, literature, and education, to integrate them more fully into our lives.

Social Movements

Keywords

Class, Decolonialism, Democracy, Gender, Informal Learning, Nonformal Education, Pedagogy

Theme

Popular Education; Adult Education; and Social Movement Learning