A History of Disability and Art Education

This book examines the conceptualization of ability in art education and its relationship with disability, drawing on critical disability studies and art education frameworks. It critically examines the influence of ideas such as vision dominance, psychological perspectives, the Child Art Movement, assessment regimes, and the relevance of art education as a critical social practice on the production of disability. It shows that although art educators have advocated for the universal appeal and importance of art education, they have done so within historical contexts that have produced and determined problematic ideas regarding disability.

Format: Hardback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 11 August 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Drawing on recent theoretical frameworks from critical disability studies and art education, including normalcy, ableism, disability, and Crip theory, this book offers an in-depth analysis of the conceptualization of ability in art education and its relationship with disability. The book critically examines the influence of various ideas on the production of disability in art education, such as the dominance of vision and visuality, the emergence of psychological perspectives, the Child Art Movement, the implications of assessment regimes, and the relevance of art education as a critical social practice.

Through a sustained inquiry into the differential values attributed to learners and their work, the book demonstrates that although art educators have often advocated for the universal appeal and importance of art education, they have done so within historical contexts that have produced and determined problematic ideas regarding disability.

This book will be of interest to scholars and students of disability studies, art in education, art history, and education studies. It provides valuable insights into the complex dynamics between ability, disability, and art education, and offers a critical perspective on the ways in which these concepts have been constructed and reproduced throughout history.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367537913