Title: Adult Education and the Arts: A Marriage of Mind, Body, Heart and Soul
Abstract: The authors of an upcoming publication on artistic ways of knowing share their findings through poetic expression. The arts are an important yet under-valued way of creating and sharing knowledge in adult education. The authors of this paper are collaborators on a book on artistic ways of knowing which discusses the power of music, theatre, photography, autobiography and poetry for teaching and learning. Since we believe that art should speak for itself, we present our research as a series of poems. Each of us has constructed a short poem that represents some dimension of our respective chapters in the book. We invite you, the reader to construct meaning in any way you see fit. Artistic Expression Extending boundaries how we know what we know indigenous I do not speak your language I cannot read your words I do not share your experience and yet I feel your rhythms your colors move me your spirit touches my soul RLL World Gets Well Acting, we discover our own kind of wisdom, as we gather in a circle of folks. Singing, we turn stories about the toughest times into symphonies of learning from life. Dancing, we embody the joy of two left feet, negotiating the music of hope. BD Playing Strangers Playing. On a stage is me Performing fictions of your Treatment of powerless others. Strangers. SN Music Works Before our eyes, tough Ukrainian mechanic transforms into a compelling soulful singer young Chinese woman, shy covering her mouth as she laughs stands and sings a Chinese folk song with spirit Polish punk rocker, hair spiked hauls in a heavy metal CD collection; he knows more English than he has ever let on music, in its joyful din welcomes all learners in talking of music, listening to it, singing it in a strange new tongue. Everyone sings, even the teacher And you learn from your students And heal yourself in the harmony.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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