Abstract
The proposed study expands on the concept of visual critical pedagogy (VCP). Based on four terms intrinsic to both critical pedagogy and visual culture: exposure, deciphering, representation and visibility, VCP suggests merging the theory and practice of both fields. These concepts are used to analyze three case studies in which high school and college students have applied VCP as an emancipatory activist tool in the struggle against oppressive perceptions related to sexuality – through provocative-protestive use of artistic media. The first case is a final project by a high school student made up of his bodily and facial portraits, representing his “outing” in front of the school community. The second is a presentation on genital mutilation – following works by Egyptian cartoonist Doaa Eladl – by three Israeli Arab college students, designed to raise a discussion on marginalized women’s right to their body, which also exposed Jewish students’ prejudices. The third case is a play based on a college student’s personal story, exposing the “knowledge” behind the contraceptive pill and discuss issues such as (male) gynecologist-patient power relations, the pharmaceutical industry and male and female sexual freedom. All cases represented a climatic encounter between the spectators and artworks addressing contested sexual issues of broad social significance.
Presenters
Ya'ara Gil-GlazerSenior Lecturer and Head of the Education through Art Program, Department of Education and Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, Tel Hai Academic College, Israel
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Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Emancipatory Pedagogy, Critical Pedagogy, Visual Culture, Sexuality
Digital Media
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