Description: Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Students are in contact and conversation with active community-based artists and youth workers regularly utilizing socially engaged goals, principles, and practices. Based on readings and investigations, students research and write one case study on one particular arts site that is currently utilizing socially engaged pedagogies and art-making strategies. Theoretical and experiential components provided for students from all arts disciplines to explore tactics and strategy of socially engaged pedagogy and arts practice through variety of approaches that may include readings, visual and audio documentation, discussion, research papers, oral presentations, and relevant guest speakers. P/NP or letter grading.

Units: 4.0