This book examines the role of the visual and performing arts in higher education and argues for the importance of socially engaged transdisciplinary practices, not just to the college curriculum but also to building an informed and engaged citizenry.
Julia Listengarten, Pegasus Professor of Theatre and Artistic Director of the School of Performing Arts, University of Central Florida, USAKeri Watson, Associate Professor of Art History and Director of the Florida Prison Education Project, University of Central Florida, USA
1. Introduction.- 2. Crafting Transdisciplinary Collaborations.- 3. Bringing Ecocriticism to Life: A Look at Florida’s Changing Landscape.- 4. Finding Home: Staging Refugee Stories and Creating Spaces for Social Engagement.- 5. Challenging the Narrative of Decline: An Intergenerational Creative Community of Care. 6. Our Carceral Landscape: Imagining a Thirdspace of Social Justice.- 8. Concluding Thoughts.
Megan Alrutz, Julia Listengarten, M. Van Duyn Wood, USA) Alrutz, Megan (University of Texas at Austin, USA) Listengarten, Professor Julia (University of Central Florida, M. Van Duyn (USA) Wood
Julia Listengarten, Yana Meerzon, USA) Listengarten, Professor Julia (University of Central Florida, Canada) Meerzon, Yana (University of Ottawa, Mark Taylor-Batty