The Arts, Popular Culture, and Social Change

"Those of us engaged in teacher education, in what seem to be dark times for many of us, have been eager for a book that would integrate a critical approach with a reflective commitment to the arts. This book succeeds in pointing to possibilities of engaging with works of art in such a way that they bring people alive to deficiencies in the world around and, at once, to opportunities for transformation. Professor Beyer opens perspectives on ways of teaching that make authentic art experiences more likely for both teachers and learners. Not only does he suggest that lives can be changed, so indeed, may the shadowed places in the world...This book is splendid." (Maxine Greene, Professor of Philosophy and Education, Emeritus, Teachers College, Columbia University)