Arts Education, Identity Work, and Social Justice

• In Event: 66.058 - Roundtable Session 28
  In Roundtable Session: 66.058-13 - Youth Voices in the Social Contexts of Educational Research

Abstract

Using portraiture methodology and social practice theory, this study examines the identity work of teens engaged in arts education programming through an internship at a contemporary arts center in New Orleans. This research asks three central questions: 1) In what ways do young people engage in artist identity work? 2) What contexts influence artist identity work in young people? 3) What are the consequences of artist identity work in young people? Through these research questions, this study investigates practices of artist identity work, contextual influences of identity work, and implications of artist identity work in young people in terms of social justice and education.

Author

• Sarah Travis, University of North Texas