Contents (Tentative) Foreword James Haywood Rolling, Jr. Preface Connie Stewart Introduction Connie Stewart, Eli Burke, Toya Northington, and Lisa Hochtritt Section I: Conversations in Art Educational Settings This section presents educational practices where students engage in deeper conversations in a complex world. 1.1. Exploring Debatable Topics with Divergent Thinking Strategies: A Visual Narrative Rebecca Shipe 1.2. Let''s Talk: Engaging in Critical Conversations in the Art Room Amy Pfeiler-Wunder and Mary Kate Bergh 1.3.
Children Can Talk About Hard Things Kimberly Lane 1.4. Investigating Contemporary Art in the Elementary Classroom Amy Felder 1.5. Challenging Content and Critical Conversations in the Classroom Kryssi Staikidis 1.6. "Yes, and." Extending Conversations in Art Classrooms Nikki Sandschaper 1.
7. Challenging Implicit Bias: Using contemporary art to understand the power of personal autonomy Kristin A. Ponden 1.8. Approaching a Liberatory Future of Museum Education: Reflections on Practice and Pedagogy Ariana Robles, Amara Higuera, Gladys Preciado, and Alice Bebbington 1.9. Addressing Facilitator Power in Youth Museum Programs Simona Zappas 1.10.
Rethinking Feelings in Anti-Racist Art Pedagogy Injeong Yoon-Ramirez 1.11. Shifting the Conversation: Scaffolding Sociocultural Dialogue in the Elementary Art Classroom Beth Link 1.12. Artistic Responses to Race Naomi Lifschitz-Grant, Robb Epps, and Taylor Styles 1.13. Using Group Reflection and Dialogue as tools for Antiracist Teaching Amanda Tobin Ripley, Hannah Heller, and Michelle Antonisse 1.14.
Shaming Queerness in Art Spaces: Would You Change That If You Could? Libya Doman 1.15. Rethinking Disability in Art Classrooms Kelly M. Gross Section II: Structuring the Learning Environment for Open Discussion This section describes learning climates where vulnerability and opinions are honored. 2.1. Creating Spaces to Support Difficult Dialogues Lisa Hochtritt 2.2.
Centering Culture Through Critical Conversations Katie Coogan and Margaret Walker 2.3. Conversations over Wi-Fi: Reorienting Student-Centered Art Discussions Online Ashley Mask 2.4. Building Community by Using Opening and Closing Circles Valeska Maria Populoh 2.5. Gallery Art Hive as Dialogic Space Natasha S. Reid 2.
6. Artists as Activists: Engaging Middle School Artists in Creating Art That Matters Julie Toole 2.7. Finding the Hidden Questions Alice C. Pennisi 2.8. Talking about Art: When Questions Are the Answer Erica Richard 2.9.
Critical Conversations in Conservative Communities Kelly Beach, Diana Montano, and Connie Stewart 2.10. Facilitating Dialogue about Loss and Grief in the Gallery Harrison Orr and Carissa DiCindio 2.11. How Superficial Themes in the Art Classroom Can Erase the Narrative of Marginalized Students and Communities Ketal Patel 2.12. Problematizing Conversations: Creating Art to Engage in Difficult Discussions William Estrada 2.13.
Two Colleagues Talk about Care: Responding to the Emotional State of Our Students Chris Cain, John Humphrey, with Connie Stewart Section III: Inviting Reflective Stories This section demonstrates the importance of personal narratives and the role of story in affecting change. 3.1. A Not-So-Queer Education Eli Burke 3.2. Story as Pedagogy: Narrative Co-Inquiry with Teachers, Students, and Communities Pamela Harris Lawton 3.3. Generating LGBTQ+ Community Through Dialogue Adam J.
Greteman, Nic M. Weststrate, and Karen Morris3.4 Power Play in the Art Critique - Kerry Downey and Aparna Sarkar 3.5. Negotiating White Privilege in a Visual Culture Intervention Lisa Novak and Breckon Chastain 3.6. Critical Conversations in Art History: The State of the Field from Students'' Perspective Becky Black, Aiyana Cady-Alviar, Damaria Moye, and Denise Zubizarreta 3.7.
Opening a Conversation About Adoption Through the Artwork of JooYoung Choi Borim Song 3.8. Art and Compassionate Dialogue: Finding and Giving Voice Through Intuitive Knowing and Artistic Research Rébecca Bourgault and Catherine Rosamond 3.9. Questioning White Privilege Through Contemporary Art Donalyn Heise and Alisse Guerra 3.10. Investigations of Racism through a Hexagon Project in an Online College Art Methods Course JaeHan Bae 3.11.
Giving Voice to the Story of Migration Naomi Lifschitz-Grant, Allison Ellis, and Catherine Holmes 3.12. Fifth Dimension Discourse: Afrofuturism and the Creation of Brave Spaces in Art Teaching Kathy J. Brown and Lauren Cross 3.13. Start Where You Are Toya Northington Section IV: Resources That Inspire This section includes recommended resources provided by the contributors when asked, "What are your 2-3 go-to resources to inform critical conversations?".