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Turning Down the Burner: Fear, Anxiety, and Art Education.

Author: Paul Duncum (University of Illinois)

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As art educators strive to promote social justice we may want to invite our students to embrace examples of art and the histories of artists who have resisted the oppressive forces in their respective eras. This article examines the role Czechoslovakian artists have played, and the works they created, in opposition to Soviet occupation in the city of Bratislava in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In addition to providing a cultural, political, and historical context for interpreting these works, the author advocates for the introduction of works of art that stem from this unique set of circumstances to high school students. The article also uses the discussion of unofficial Czechoslovakian art and artists of Bratislava to examine Conceptual and Performance Art and their implications in deviating from traditional high school art teaching practices.

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Duncum, P., (2010) “Turning Down the Burner: Fear, Anxiety, and Art Education.”, Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education 28(1), 122-128. doi: https://doi.org/10.2458/jcrae.4991

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01 Sep 2010
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