Music and Social Action

Name: Music and Social Action
Rating: 4.2 (13 reviews)
Author: Yale University

课程

英语

18 时

(13 评论13)

来源

来自www.coursera.org

状况

自定进度
免费获取
收费证书

更多信息

9 序列
等级介绍

Their employees are learning daily with

Learn more

课程详情

教学大纲

Week 1 - Welcome to Music and Social Action
Learn what this course is about, who's teaching it, and other ways you can explore this topic. Meet and greet your peers as well!
Week 2 - What is Art and How Do We Experience It?
In this module, we will discuss philosophers John Dewey and Maxine Greene, and their respective views on the possibilities contained within aesthetic experiences. How can aesthetic experience meaningfully contribute to public life?
Week 3 - Democracy and the Arts, Part 1
How can artistic and aesthetic experiences make a more engaged public? Is there a connection between individual transformative experiences with art and any broader societal impact? What is the role of the artist in a democracy?
Week 4 - Democracy and the Arts, Part II
How have we conceived of the artist's role in American society? What are examples of artists furthering civil society? How do we continually imagine fulfilling the promise of a democracy, embracing Maxine Greene's notion that it is always unfinished?
Week 5 - Arts and Urban Renewal
How have the arts been a driving force for change in American cities? What are the potentials and pitfalls when positioning artists in this role? This class will pursue these questions through a series of case studies, including a video tour of arts organizati...
Week 6 - 20th Century Artists and Social Commitment
This class will explore examples of artists from the past hundred years who have been committed to making positive contributions to political or social issues of their time.
Week 7 - 21st Century Artists and Social Commitment
This class will involve a discussion with performing musicians and a look at examples of artists and musicians from the past hundred years who have been committed to making positive contributions to political or social issues of their time.
Week 8 - Creating Social Action
In this final lecture, we will discuss traditions of social action, and how artists work toward building civil society.
Week 9 - Final Reflection
One of the primary goals of this course has been to explore the connections between key concepts from the philosophy of aesthetics, historical examples of musicians who worked toward social action, and contemporary artistic initiatives. This final response is ...

先决条件

没有。

讲师

Sebastian Ruth
Visiting Lecturer in Community Engagement
Yale School of Music

编辑

For more than 300 years, Yale University has inspired the minds that inspire the world. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale brings people and ideas together for positive impact around the globe. A research university that focuses on students and encourages learning as an essential way of life, Yale is a place for connection, creativity, and innovation among cultures and across disciplines.