Abstracts
Abstract
From planetary warming and natural disasters to pollution and community unrest, the sensorium of the climate crisis pervades our daily life. Art education has the potential to help us better understand the sensory reality of the climate crisis. However, the materials used in artistic creation are ecologically unsustainable and therefore may hinder learner’s connection to ecology. Through exploring the metaphor of the junk drawer, the author positions materials as potential teachers and, subsequently, as important parts of meaningful teaching and learning. The article explores the pedagogical impacts of different art materials while arguing that sustainable materials can lead to eco-consciousness for educators and students.
Keywords:
- art education,
- environmental education,
- new materialism,
- environmental crisis,
- material culture
Résumé
De réchauffements planétaires et catastrophes naturelles à la pollution et les troubles communautaires, le sensorium de la crise climatique imprègne notre vie quotidienne. L’éducation artistique a le potentiel de nous aider à mieux comprendre la réalité sensorielle de la crise climatique. Cependant, les matériaux utilisés dans la création artistique ne sont pas écologiquement durables et peuvent entraver la connexion des apprenants avec l’écologie. En explorant la métaphore du tiroir fourre-tout, l’auteur positionne les matériaux comme des enseignants potentiels et comme des éléments importants de l’enseignement et de l’apprentissage. L’article examine les impacts pédagogiques de différents matériaux artistiques tout en soutenant que des matériaux durables peuvent conduire à une meilleure conscience écologique pour les enseignants et les étudiants.
Mots-clés :
- éducation artistique,
- éducation environnementale,
- néo-matérialisme,
- crise environnementale,
- culture matérielle
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