Introduction to socially engaged arts - OPBV3V004C
Title: Introduction to socially engaged arts
Guaranteed by: Katedra výtvarné výchovy (41-KVV)
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Actual: from 2023
Semester: both
E-Credits: 4
Hours per week, examination: 0/3, C [HT]
Capacity: winter:unknown / 0 (unknown)
summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Marie Fulková, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): doc. PhDr. Marie Fulková, Ph.D.
Mgr. Magdalena Novotná, Ph.D.
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Annotation -
This course is offered as a massive open online course (MOOC). It is based on the European Commission-funded research project ‘Acting on the Margins: Arts as Social Sculpture’ (AMASS, 2020–2023). The MOOC provides an overview of socially engaged arts (SEA). Participants will become familiar with SEA practices and gain an understanding of arts-based processes and practical work, as well as their possible application in different contexts and organisations. The course combines SEA, people-centred design, application of arts-based methods, expert videos and practical exercises.
Last update: Fišerová Zuzana, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.06.2023)
Aim of the course -

Upon completion of this course, participants will understand, be familiar with and recognise the diverse methodologies of SEA. Participants will also gain knowledge of the principles, ethics and concepts of community arts. They will explore SEA, the dialogical and pedagogical orientations of SEA in engaging with marginalised communities. The course’s overarching goal is to empower artists, art and design students, cultural practitioners and workers, art educators and policymakers to implement innovative yet appropriate projects with marginalised communities by using arts and design approaches.

Last update: Fišerová Zuzana, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.06.2023)
Course completion requirements -

Test (MCQ) based on the course content.

Upon successful completion of the test, a certificate will be automatically generated for the student.

Please contact the Department of Art Education’s administrator Michaela Kuříková, michaela.kurikova@pedf.cuni.cz for the award of credit. Credit will be awarded upon delivery of the certificate.

Last update: Kuříková Michaela, MgA. (10.10.2023)
Literature -

Fulka, J. (2020). Deafness, Gesture, and Sign Language in the 18th Century French Philosophy. Vol. 8 in the Gesture Studies series, edited by Adam Kendon. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
Rancière, J. (1991) Le maître ignorant. The Ignorant Schoolmaster: Five Lessons in Intellectual Emancipation. Translated, with an Introduction, by Kristin Ross. Stanford University Press. Stanford, California. http://abahlali.org/files/Ranciere.pdf
Fulková, M.; Tipton, T. (2008), A (Con)text for New Discourse as Semiotic Praxis. The International Journal of Art and Design Education, 2008, 27, č. 1. pp. 27-42.

Last update: Fišerová Zuzana, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.06.2023)
Syllabus -

This course presents diverse methodologies for mitigating societal challenges through arts-based initiatives. Readings, photos and video lectures based on projects from eight European countries will introduce participants to the strategies and approaches of SEA practices. The course will briefly examine the principles of engaging communities in the arts and the effect of the arts on wellbeing. The content covers the basic principles of design-driven participatory processes for social innovation in arts-based initiatives, visual storytelling and assessment of arts projects.

·         Artistic open form in art education for the deaf: Connecting people – CZECH REPUBLIC

·         Introduction to socially engaged art for inclusive communities – FINLAND

·         Social media presence of disadvantaged communities: Arts-based interventions and visual storytelling to make their true voice clearly heard – HUNGARY

·         Design-driven participatory processes with stakeholders in the arts and culture field – ITALY

·         Engaging communities in the arts – MALTA

·         How to empower participants through visual storytelling and documentation – PORTUGAL

·         European cultural policy and the socially engaged arts – SWEDEN

·         Developing positive partnerships in socially engaged arts – UNITED KINGDOM

 The course is conducted in English.

Participants will perform an independent study, aided by pre-recorded video lectures, presentations, podcasts and readings. Each lesson will offer self-paced learning based on lectures from contributors from the eight AMASS partner countries, and participants can choose the order in which they wish to engage with the lessons. Instructions for course completion will be provided throughout the course. Students will be assessed through multiple-choice questions (MCQs) based on the course content.

Last update: Fišerová Zuzana, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.06.2023)