Description
Book SynopsisRethinking Music Education and Social Change asseses music education's relation to societal transformation and offers an imaginative, yet critical, vision for music education as utopian theory and practice.
Trade ReviewUnlike any other author, Alexandra Kertz-Welzel has a unique, distinctive way of advocating for music education as an agent of social change that, within limits, holds the potential for developing more just and imaginative societies. Embracing philosophical, sociological, and political perspectives, the insights she presents redefine music education's goals in ways that will stimulate and challenge music educators internationally. * Gary McPherson, University of Melbourne *
With this compelling, if sometimes startling, work, Alexandra Kertz-Welzel has staked her place among leading scholars internationally in calling for a reconceptualization of music education in ways that are nested in utopian thinking that is both imaginative yet honest, visionary yet realistic. It is a brilliant assessment of music's complement of social and artistic-aesthetic dimensions, and it lands squarely on an imperative for professional musician-educators to harness their utopian energies to rethink, refine and reinvent music education's societal mission. * Patricia Shehan Campbell, University of Washington *
Table of ContentsPreface 1 Introduction 2 The arts and social change 2.1 What is social change? 2.2 The social impact of the arts 2.3 Music education and social change 3 The power of utopian thinking 3.1 What is utopia? 3.2 Political thinking and utopia 3.3 The arts and utopia 4 Transforming society 4.1 The sociology of social change 4.2 The politics of change 4.3 The utopian power of education 5 Music education and utopia 5.1 Utopia as method in music education 5.2 Music education as utopian theory and practice 5.2.1 Politically and socially responsive music education 5.2.2 Esthetic music education 5.3 Challenges of music education, social change and utopia 6 Conclusion Bibliography Index
