In this video, Carpenter provides an introduction to social practice and socially engaged art, explained both through literature and through real world examples. He then narrows in on both “reading in public spaces” and “reading public spaces” as disruptive interventions. This video will be particularly interesting to artists, art educators, and social activists.
People and ideas referenced in this video:
- Pablo Helguera, Education for Socially Engaged Art.
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Claire Bishop:
Bishop, Claire. Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship. Verso, 2012. ISBN:9781844676903.
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Grant Kester:
Kester, Grant H. The One and the Many: Contemporary Collaborative Art in a Global Context. Duke University Press, 2011. ISBN:9780822349877.
- Marx Bros.’ mirror scene from Duck Soup (1933). YouTube. June 16, 2011.
Carpenter’s projects:
- Carpenter, Stephen. "E-Mail from a Digital Daddy: A Conversation with My (Future) Child in an Age of Digital (Communication) Technology." In Mothering a Bodied Curriculum: Emplacement, Desire, Affect. Edited by Stephanie Springgay and Debra Freedman. University of Toronto Press, 2012. ISBN: 9781442612273.
- Carpenter, B.S. "Never a Dull Moment: Pat's Barbershop as Educational Environment, Hypertext, and Place." Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education 21. (2003): 5–18.
- Levine, Ellen. Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad. Scholastic Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780439777339.
- Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon. HarperCollins, 2007. ISBN: 9780064430173.
- Goodnight Slavery by Larry Whitmore.