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- ISBN 9781789388732
- Weight: 363g
- Dimensions: 170 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 14 Aug 2023
- Publisher: Intellect
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This book explores the tradition of critique in art and design education. It examines how critique, as a signature pedagogy in the field, has evolved, how it falls short, and what else it can be. Current practices are contextualized and suggestions are made for ways to have more open, inclusive and dynamic classroom conversations about art and design. Included is a discussion of the history of critique, grounding current practice in the discipline’s history, the field of education, and characteristics of contemporary students.
The book is designed to be useful, with an array of critique methods, written by experienced arts educators. Each one guides the reader through a method, describing “why you might do it this way” and “for what group, purpose, or type of assignment”. The text explores what the art critique is, and what it can be, offering practical, updated approaches for faculty and students seeking more educationally beneficial and nuanced critique
Elissa Armstrong is an associate professor in the Department of Craft/Material Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts and her research focuses on art and design pedagogy and a ceramic studio practice. She received her MFA in ceramics from Alfred University; her BFA in ceramics from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design; her BA in English literature and art history from Queen’s University; and her B.Ed. in English literature and visual arts from the University of Western Ontario.
Mariah Doren is the assistant provost for curriculum and learning at The New School, with a research practice that focuses on both art and design pedagogy and a studio practice that includes collage work combining photographs, printmaking, and drawing. Mariah has a Doctorate, College Teaching of Art and Design from Columbia University, an MFA in photography from Pratt Institute, and a BA from Bryn Mawr College.
