Judith Peck

Gebundenes Buch

Art and Social Interaction

How College Students Spark Creativity, Purpose, and Joy in Institutional Settings

Beschreibung

This second edition expands upon a program that teaches interactive visual arts activities to college students specially designed to share with individuals in jails, nursing homes, psychiatric facilities, domestic abuse shelters, and youth care centers. Creating expressive art through social interaction with those affected, students gain intimate insight into critical issues of our time, such as crime; mental illness; substance, child, domestic abuse; and aging. Techniques and approaches are taught for drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and crafts. The new edition includes student reflections on their experiences and how they influenced their life and future careers, plus evaluation reports from institutions on the effects the program had on their clientele. Another new addition: colour versions of many images can now be viewed online at www.routledge.com/9781032972008. Delivering everything needed to set up the course in any liberal arts college, the book covers planning, execution, projected outcomes and methods of evaluation. It offers students an education relevant to their lives and careers while giving institutions access to a dynamically effective volunteer program of self-enhancement through the arts.

Autor

Judith Peck is a sculptor with work in 80 public and private collections including the Yale Gallery of Art and the Ghetto Fighters Museum in Israel. Peck holds a doctoral degree from New York University and two master's degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 210mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9781032971995
• ISBN-10: 1032971991
• Artikelnr.: 73870344

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'In Art and Social Interaction, Professor Peck provides a detailed blueprint for experiential learning in art and social justice. Through internships making art collaboratively with a range of individuals experiencing the challenges of poverty, trauma and oppression, often in institutional settings, students practice compassion, humility and creativity. Art and Social Interaction is truly a book for this moment, when those with educational privilege are called to use their skills to advance social justice. Professor Peck demonstrates the way visual art levels the playing field and facilitates critical insight into identity and society. Art & Social Interaction is a must read for university

administrators and faculty as we work to educate the next generation of compassionate and skilled leaders.'

Francine Sherman, Clinical Professor Emerita, Boston College Law School; President of I Am Why, Iamwhy.org

'Dr. Peck's book on the healing of disenfranchised and marginalized populations via shared expressive art activities with college students is a breath of fresh air. An artist and an educational icon, she leads the next generation of students to appreciate the value and imperative nature of this endeavor.'

Kathleen Monahan, DSW, LCSW, LMFT, Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University

'The art program at Delaney Hall succeeded in healing the residents suffering from substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders in a way that traditional forms of therapy could and would not do alone. I saw more and more residents take an interest in the program and residents who had barely interacted with staff begin to open up. The art created with the college students became an emotional outlet that allowed their anger, sorrow and joy to transcend the traditional therapeutic relationship and in turn gave them a sense of healing. The value went well beyond the sessions because their artwork became a piece of their psyche, or inner self to reflect upon. The availability of this book allows for the possibility of continuing a version of this fertile program through our own resources.'

Ellyn Gannon, LPC, MA, NCC, ACS, CCS, Delaney Hall, Deputy Director/Clinical Director

'Judith Peck's new book, Art and Social Interaction, offers a compelling rationale and a useful guide to teachers, counselors, institutional administrators, and others in human services to get at the innermost feelings and concerns of those in their care -- particularly those most vulnerable and often reticent to speak out -- by employing various forms of non-verbal expression through drawing, painting and sculpture and the non-threatening social engagement with dedicated college students.'

Peter I. Rose, Sophia Smith Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology, Smith College

'What makes Peck's book different is the authenticity of her broad experience, and its relevance to professors, students and institutional administrators. The kind of work encouraged and fostered here draws on an altruism that is fading. This work facilitates social change and builds sorely needed connection between institutions and communities.'

Andy Teirstein, PhD, Arts professor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts