Art as a Way of Listening
Centering Student and Community Voices in Language Learning and Cultural Revitalization
- 244 pages
- English
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Art as a Way of Listening
Centering Student and Community Voices in Language Learning and Cultural Revitalization
About This Book
Offering a wealth of art-based practices, this volume invites readers to reimagine the joyful possibility and power of language and culture in language and literacy learning. Understanding art as a tool that can be used for decolonizing minds, the contributors explore new methods and strategies for supporting the language and literacy learning skills of multilingual students. Contributors are artists, educators, and researchers who bring together cutting-edge theory and practice to present a broad range of traditional and innovative art forms and media that spotlight the roles of artful resistance and multilingual activism. Featuring questions for reflection and curricular applications, chapters address theoretical issues and pedagogical strategies related to arts and language learning, including narrative inquiry, journaling, social media, oral storytelling, and advocacy projects.
The innovative methods and strategies in this book demonstrate how arts-based, decolonizing practices are essential in fostering inclusive educational environments and supporting multilingual students' cultural and linguistic repertoires. Transformative and engaging, this text is a key resource for educators, scholars, and researchers in literacy and language education.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- A Note on the Cover and Table of Contents
- Foreword (Patty Bode)
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Opening Call: Indigenous Creation—Literature as Historical/Cultural Recovery
- Introduction: Language Reawakening as Pilgrimage—Stepping Back and Stitching Hope
- Part I Roots
- Part II Routes
- Hear Me, Tell My Story: Questions for Reflection and Further Applications for Practice
- Afterword: The Kwakwaka’wakw Art of Kota – Rooted in Cultural Traditions, Re-Routed to Language Reawakening
- Index