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Art as Radical Act: Teenagers Revisit Diversity and Social Justice through JR’s Giant Baby
(2022-08-22)
In this article I share ways that I have used the artworks of contemporary artists to encourage middle school students to reflect on the concepts of diversity and social justice. This paper describes my use of an artwork ...
Alone Together? Fighting Student Isolation in Online Art Education
(2022-07)
The COVID-19 pandemic required most K-16 educators to transition to the realm of online education. Across the nation, a plethora of insights on new technologies, platforms, and secret tips for distance teaching have ...
Anti-Asian Racism and Racial Justice in the Classroom
(2022)
This article discusses the urgent issues and concerns about anti-Asian racism in our society and provides several pedagogical strategies to counter anti-Asian racism. We begin by discussing the history and context of ...
Insights From Three Online Art Educators: Strategies for Instruction, Interaction, and Assessment
(2021-06-11)
Currently, the entire world is experiencing an unprecedented threat due to the outbreak of COVID-19, which requires the majority of K-16 education to be temporarily taught online. The three authors have been teaching virtual ...
Immortal Bodies: Preserving Connections Through Objects and Rituals
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-27)
The human body is often treated as a temple, where even after death the treatment of the physical body displays its value and identity. Using inspiration from reliquaries, burials, and mourning jewelry, the objects that I ...
The Legend of Ayon: A Sculptural Monomyth
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-28)
The Legend of Ayon is a sculptural representation of a hero's journey into a world of the unknown, then returning victorious after overcoming trials and tribulations. My research depicts my fascination with fantasies ...
Fish Dreams
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-27)
In my family, when women dream of fish, it symbolizes that a family member or close friend is pregnant. Based on our cultural background as African Americans, our interpretation of our dreams is how we share and pass down ...
Beliefs About and Attitudes Towards Menstruation Among American Youths and Their Suggestions to Improve Early Menstrual Communication
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-27)
Menstruation is a crucial event for over half of the people in the world. Young people report being ignored, confused, stressed, embarrassed, and stigmatized during their early menstrual conversation (EMC). The strained ...
River Rat
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)
The marsh; what is it about this brackish, swamp-like area that is so attractive? This environment emanates gnarly gases, is filled with death and erosion, yet has a thriving and resilient ecosystem. I began to wonder what ...
Assembly Required
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-27)
Assembly Required is a narrative-driven project using found objects to explore themes of imagination, community, impermanence, and reinvention. The artworks encapsulated within this research are fabricated almost entirely ...