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SUMMARY:Exploring young people's artistic worlds - Professor Susan O'Neill
 \, Simon fraser University\, Vancouver Canada
DTSTART:20101117T163000Z
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CONTACT:Ewa Illakowicz
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nTo gain a better understanding of arts education in 
 the 21st century\, we must first expand the lens through which we view you
 ng people’s artistic worlds. Drawing on a recent interview study conduct
 ed by Research for Youth\, Music and Education (RYME)\, I explore the valu
 es\, quality of character\, and personhood of young people’s artistic wo
 rlds in terms of their personal and social commitment to learning\, respec
 t for others’ learning\, and valuing of innovation\, inspiration\, and m
 ultidimensionality. I will present a transformative theory for arts educat
 ion that conceptualizes young people’s artistic worlds as zones of compl
 exity involving expansive learning opportunities through media convergence
  culture\, and zones of contact involving interconnections through social 
 media and learning relationships. I argue that an evolution in artistic le
 arning has taken place that is capable of empowering learners and fosterin
 g autonomy\, resiliency\, and life-long positive arts engagement. \n\n\nBi
 onotes\nSusan O’Neill is Associate Professor in Arts Education at Simon 
 Fraser University in Vancouver\, Canada. She is Director of Research for Y
 outh\, Music and Education (RYME) and Senior Editor of the Canadian Music 
 Educators’ Biennial Book Series\, Research to Practice. She has publishe
 d widely in music psychology and music education. She applies her multidis
 ciplinary background (three separate graduate degrees in music\, education
 \, psychology) to the study of young people’s artistic beliefs and value
 s\, youth-led participatory action research\, and the impact of youth musi
 c engagement on motivation\, identity\, well-being\, media literacy\, and 
 cultural understanding. As a flutist\, she performs benefit concerts to ra
 ise awareness of social justice issues with her husband\, pianist Yaroslav
  Senyshyn. One of their joint recitals was recently released on CD\, Live 
 at Von Kuster Hall (Platon Promotions). \n
LOCATION:Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\
 , Cambridge\, room GS1
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