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Visual and Performing Arts Collaborations in Higher Education

Transdisciplinary Practices

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Authors:
  1. Julia Listengarten

    1. School of Performing Arts, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

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  2. Keri Watson

    1. School of Visual Arts and Design, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

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  • Explores transdisciplinary collaborative practice in universities for culturally-responsive pedagogy
  • Appeals to international artists, scholars, and practitioners of art, art education, and performance studies
  • Offers examples of engaged art projects that can be implemented in both undergraduate and graduate courses

Part of the book series: The Arts in Higher Education (AHE)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Julia Listengarten, Keri Watson
    Pages 1-17

  3. Crafting Transdisciplinary Collaborations

    • Julia Listengarten, Keri Watson
    Pages 19-34

  4. Bringing Ecocriticism to Life: A Look at Florida’s Changing Landscape

    • Julia Listengarten, Keri Watson
    Pages 35-65

  5. Finding Home: Staging Refugee Stories and Creating Spaces for Social Engagement

    • Julia Listengarten, Keri Watson
    Pages 67-93

  6. Challenging the Narrative of Decline: An Intergenerational Creative Community of Care

    • Julia Listengarten, Keri Watson
    Pages 95-118

  7. Our Carceral Landscape: Imagining a Thirdspace of Social Justice

    • Julia Listengarten, Keri Watson
    Pages 119-145

  8. Concluding Thoughts

    • Julia Listengarten, Keri Watson
    Pages 147-151

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 153-175
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About this book

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. The first chapter defines and offers an outline for conducting transdisciplinary research. Chapters two through five present examples of transdisciplinary projects facilitated in Central Florida between 2017 and 2022. Topics and methodological frameworks include ecocriticism and climate change, migration, poverty, and displacement, ageing and disability, and systemic racism and mass incarceration. Each chapter includes descriptions of the projects and outlines how they integrated the essential learning outcomes articulated by the American Association of Colleges and Universities in the Liberal Education and America’s Promise report. A concluding chapter offers reflections on the value of transdisciplinary collaborative work and poses questions for further discussions on the role of the arts in higher education. The book is designed for graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and non-academics interested in engaging in transdisciplinary projects to address complex societal issues.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Performing Arts, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

    Julia Listengarten

  • School of Visual Arts and Design, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

    Keri Watson

About the authors

Julia Listengarten, Pegasus Professor of Theatre and Artistic Director of the School of Performing Arts, University of Central Florida, USA

Keri Watson, Associate Professor of Art History and Director of the Florida Prison Education Project, University of Central Florida, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Visual and Performing Arts Collaborations in Higher Education

  • Book Subtitle: Transdisciplinary Practices

  • Authors: Julia Listengarten, Keri Watson

  • Series Title: The Arts in Higher Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29811-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-29810-3Published: 27 July 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-29813-4Due: 27 August 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-29811-0Published: 26 July 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2946-5915

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-5923

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 175

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Creativity and Arts Education, Higher Education, Performing Arts

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