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Finding Voice

Author

Berman, Kim Shelley

Year

2017

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Type

BOOK

Category

Social Science

Language

English

Pages

249

ISBN

978-0-47290-071-8

Link

Last Update

09-Sep-2024

Keywords

SOCIAL SCIENCE / General;SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global);HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa;ART / Study & Teaching;SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies

Description

In Finding Voice, Kim Berman demonstrates how she was able to use visual arts training in disenfranchised communities as a tool for political and social transformation in South Africa. Using her own fieldwork as a case study, Berman shows how hands-on work in the arts with learners of all ages and backgrounds can contribute to economic stability by developing new skills, as well as enhancing public health and gender justice within communities. Berman’s work, and the community artwork her book documents, present the visual arts as a crucial channel for citizens to find their individual voices and to become agents for change in the arenas of human rights and democracy.

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