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Make Arts for a Better Life: A Guide for Working with Communities


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Make Arts for a Better Life: A Guide for Working with Communities provides a ground-breaking model for arts advocacy. Drawing upon methods and theories from disciplines such as ethnomusicology, anthropology, folklore, community development, and communication studies, the Guide presents an in-depth approach to researching artistic practices within communities and to developing arts-based projects that address locally-defined needs. Through clear methodology, case studies from around the world, and sample activities, the Guide helps move readers from arts research to project development to project evaluation. Woven into the discussions are critical reflections on the concept of a "better life" and ethical issues in arts advocacy. Accessible writing and visual cues ensure that readers can easily locate sections which may be particularly pertinent to their work, whether based on types of arts (music, drama, dance, oral verbal arts, visual arts) or professional positions (educators, scholars, project leaders). For additional resources, readers can access an accompanying website offering methodology "cheat sheets," sample research documents, and suggestions for educators, scholars, and project leaders.

Table of Contents:
List of figures Preface About the companion website Who Should Use this Guide? Foundations Steps Step 1: Meet a Community and Its Arts Step 2: Specify Goals for a Better Life Step 3: Connect Goals to Genres Step 4: Analyze Genres and Events ---Part A: Describe the Event and Its Genre(s) as a Whole ---Part B: Explore the Event's Genre(s) through Artistic Domain Categories -------Music in an Event -------Drama in an Event -------Dance in an Event -------Oral Verbal Arts in an Event -------Visual Arts in an Event ---Part C: Relate the Event's Genre(s) to Its Broader Cultural Context Step 5: Spark Creativity Step 6: Improve Results Step 7: Celebrate and Integrate for Continuity Closing Matter Closing 1: References Closing 2: Glossary Closing 3: Sample Research Documents Closing 4: Sample Community Arts Profile (CAP) Outline Closing 5: Index of Artistic Domain Research Activities Closing 6: Index of Sample Sparking Activities Closing 7: Suggestions for Guide Users Closing 8: Measuring Artistic Genre Vitality Closing 9: Quick Reference

About the Author :
Brian Schrag is SIL International's Ethnomusicology and Arts Coordinator, and founder of the Center for Excellence in World Arts (Dallas), a graduate program in applied ethnoarts. He has engaged in sustained arts research and development in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon, and holds a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology (UCLA), an M.A. in Intercultural Studies (Wheaton, IL), and a B.S. in Cognitive Sciences (Brown University). Brian actively promotes artistic creativity for healing and education in communities affected by Huntington's Disease. Kathleen J. Van Buren is an ethnomusicologist with special interests in medical and applied ethnomusicology, arts and social change, and musics of Africa. She is currently Honorary Research Fellow for the Department of Music at the University of Sheffield, where she previously worked as lecturer for ten years (2006-2016). She holds an MA and PhD from the Department of Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a BA in English and self-designed BM in ethnomusicology from Lawrence University and Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Review :
"In clear language and laudable book structure, Van Buren and Schrag propose a 7-step collaborative method for working with communities to address their own perceived needs. This book would be useful for all kinds of community workers, students, and professionals and the results far more satisfactory than top-down community projects." -- Anthony Seeger, Distinguished Professor of Ethnomusicology, Emeritus, UCLA "Building on a growing body of works and practices that (re)assert the centrality of community in living arts, Schrag and Van Buren pull together an impressive array of thoughts and experiences. The result is an invaluable tool for researchers and facilitators to carefully design, execute and evaluate arts projects in the global complexities of 21st century communities." -- Huib Schippers, Director/Curator Folkways Recordings, Smithsonian Institution


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780190878283
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 352
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 548 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0190878282
  • Publisher Date: 18 Oct 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Guide for Working with Communities
  • Width: 155 mm


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