ART 348 2A - Arts and Civic Engagement

3 Credit(s)

This course will examine the multiple intersections of the arts and civic life in the contemporary United States to create a broad understanding of the many roles the arts play and how they are used by different constituencies. It will discuss contexts and discourses about the arts in the midst of significant cultural changes through many lenses – including those of arts makers, cultural and civic policy makers, economic development professionals, social change agents, and various social movements. The course is designed for students in all disciplines to become aware of and promote Edgewood College’s strategic central priority of “encouraging civic engagement by Edgewood College faculty, staff and students as active members of the campus and broader community.”

Offered (S)

Prerequisite(s): open to sophomores and above.