Doing New Materialism: Art Education and Object Vibrancy

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This panel, with its innovative format, will explore New Materialism from a variety of contexts and perspectives including community arts, museums, and contemporary art. Embracing experimental methods of presentation, each paper will be presented by a team of participants, one human and at least one more-than-human actant. These more than human presenters will range from museum objects to recycled/reused materials to images of contemporary works of art. As such, audience members will have an opportunity to consider and engage the being-ness of the more than human in practical and tangible ways. In this sense, we will not simply discuss new materialist pedagogical philosophy so much as enact it.

Sub Unit

• Division B - Curriculum Studies / Division B - Section 1: Culture and Commentary (The Readings/Makings of Curriculum)

Chair

• Jennifer Stoops, The City University of New York

Papers

• New Materialist Pedagogy: Art and the Power of Things - Tyson E. Lewis, University of North Texas

• Curating With New Materials: Exploring New Materialism and Thing-Power in the Art Museum - Jeremy Michael Blair, University of Colorado - Boulder

• Transferring Material Vibrancy Through Performativity and Ritual - Emily Jean Hood, University of North Texas

Discussant

• Nathan Snaza, University of Richmond