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Multisensory and Active Learning Approaches to Teaching Medieval Art
No full textIn this article, two professors share methods and examples of active learning in order to teach Western European and Byzantine medieval art through a multisensory lens. The course content and pedagogy are situated in the "sensory turn," a conceptual and methodological approach that began in anthropology and has transformed medieval art historical scholarship in recent years. The discipline of art history has traditionally focused on the visual impact of objects and monuments, but the sensory turn has prompted art historians and architectural historians to investigate how art objects and monuments engage all five senses, transforming the "period eye" into the broader "period sensorium." Research in experiential learning demonstrates that the object-based activities that involve the senses, including teaching outside the classroom and hands-on art making projects, are pedagogically appropriate, and students demonstrated success in learning the material, as well as increased engagement. The paper gives practical suggestions for readings and resources, such as local or campus library archives for the topic of medieval manuscripts, and local re-enactors for dress and applied arts. The methods can be used within general art history survey classes as well as dedicated medieval art courses
Yay or Neigh? Frederic Remington's Bronco Buster, Public Art, and Socially-Engaged Art History Pedagogy
No full textThis article outlines a collaborative, community-based project developed for two undergraduate art history courses at a large state university. The exercise focused on Frederic Remington's 1894-95 sculpture, the Bronco Buster, a large bronze image of a cowboy whipping a bucking bronco with the goal of taming it. An enlarged replica of Remington's sculpture was installed recently in the downtown district of this university town, raising questions about how it was selected and funded, as well as what message the sculpture sent about the town to its visitors. As we discussed our frustration with both the iconography and the selection process of the Bronco Buster, we wondered if we could translate it into powerful learning experiences for our art history students, tying their real-world, local experiences to the critical skills and historical knowledge that we teach in the classroom. In this essay, we describe and evaluate the semester-long collaborative learning experience that we designed and implemented. We discuss engaged scholarship and community interaction, consider the relevance of art history to contemporary life and politics, confront the pedagogical challenges posed by regionally, politically, and racially diverse student bodies, and generate a model for others invested in the connections between academic and everyday life
The Merits of Integrating Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy and Cultural Competence Strategies in the Treatment of Relational Trauma: The Case of "Rosa"
No full textThe psychological sequelae of prolonged and repeated exposure to relational trauma can manifest into a challenging clinical picture typically known as Complex PTSD. Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is a multimodal and integrative model particularly designed to address attachment disturbances and extreme forms of affective avoidance and dysregulation commonly seen in survivors of relational trauma. Conducting this treatment in a language that is not the patient’s native tongue may interfere with emotional processing, a key component of AEDP. The purpose of this study is twofold. First, it aims to examine the benefits of experiential and attachment-based models for the treatment of "Rosa," a bilingual woman and survivor of relational trauma, who presented to treatment with depressive and Complex PTSD-like symptom. Second, the study explores whether actively incorporating Rosa’s bilingualism and ethnic identity into the treatment enhanced her capacity for emotional processing and other related aspects of AEDP. This exploration constitutes an ideal avenue for documenting the clinical challenges one may encounter in doing psychotherapy with bilingual trauma survivors. For in this type of therapy, the affective processing of traumatic memories can be lost in translation. This requires the creation of an individualized treatment plan that can address these barriers, amplifying the emergence of relational safety and ultimately facilitating the patient’s new experience of core state (Fosha & Yeung, 2006), an integrated state of clarity, ease, and self-compassion
The Case of "Rosa": Exploring Socio-Cultural Identities in Treatment
No full textThis paper explores social-cultural identities, in particular language, as an integral component in culturally competent psychotherapy. Integrating in treatment discussions around the complex matrix of intersecting socio-cultural identities between client and therapist enhances the therapeutic relationship and promotes treatment gains. Trauma processing, in particular, is enriched when issues of power and privilege as they pertain to socio-cultural identities are addressed. Using bilingualism and language switching in treatment are described as therapeutic interventions in working with clients who share a common language with the therapist. The importance of addressing race-based oppression and trauma is also noted
Creativity-Integrated Art History: A pedagogical framework
No full textArt history offers a unique opportunity for students to encounter real, historical examples of the creative process in action. By showing examples of the complex process through which artwork is created, art history classes can provide emulative examples for the next generation of innovative designers, artists, historians, educators, and creative thinkers. Art history has a tradition of teaching Big-C creativity principles by highlighting creative products and individuals. Therefore, the art object is emphasized at the expense of unpacking the process and everyday, or mini-c, creativity of the work. At a time when the field of Art History is beginning to ask itself what it really wants students to gain from their classes, creativity should be one of those skills. The purpose of this paper is to present a pedagogical framework for reconsidering the way art history material is presented to students in a way that promotes personal creativity growth. The suggestions in this article take advantage of strengths that are already present in the field of art history, while also pointing out new means of bridging the gap between Big-C and mini-c creativity by incorporating principles of design thinking. This article includes a sample lesson of what Creativity-Integrated Art History (Cr-IAH) can look like
The Scarlet Beat: The Evolution of Law Enforcement at Rutgers
No full textThis article details the development of the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD), from its origins as a parking department to its present form as a professional law enforcement agency. It assesses the RUPD both topically and chronologically, analyzing the department's evolving administrative structure, personnel, uniforms, and use of firearms. Fundamentally, the article tracks the RUPD's balance of its in loco parentis role, tied to its university-based existence, with the need for accomplishing more traditional law enforcement objectives as Rutgers expanded and evolved
From Cook to Culinarian: Going Beyond the Manual When Delivering Behavior Therapy to Treat Tourette Disorder
No full textIn the case of Hiro, Dr. Jeremy Lichtman (2017, this issue) describes how he flexibly employed a manualized behavior therapy protocol to successfully treat a chil
Daydreamer and Night Owl: Comparing Positive and Negative Outcome Cases in an Online, Clinician-Guided, Self-Help Intervention for Social Anxiety Disorder
No full textInternet-Based Cognitive-Behavior Treatment (ICBT) has garnered strong empirical support in the last decade. However, despite the growing body of evidence that web-based treatments work, there are still a considerable number of clients who do not benefit sufficiently from such interventions. Recently, research has started to focus on identifying factors that affect treatment outcome and adherence to Internet interventions. To explore the difference between clients who are successful versus unsuccessful in response to ICBT, this article presents two systematic case studies that describe the course of treatment of a positive-outcome client (named "Daydreamer") and a more negative outcome client (named "Night Owl") in clinician-guided ICBT for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). We present focal points of therapist communication, as well as the client
Active Learning in Art History: A Review of Formal Literature
No full textThis article surveys the formal, academic literature on active learning in art history. It considers the history of active learning in art history and outlines the unique combination of approaches that art history takes towards active learning. A meta-analysis of the literature considers its relationship to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). This survey of literature indicates that although scholarly research on active learning in art history is a burgeoning field of scholarship, it also leaves many avenues open for additional research
MOOCs 2.0: Reviewing n.paradoxa's MOOC on Contemporary Art and Feminism
No full textThis collaboratively written article explores the pedagogical role of MOOCs today through analysis of a MOOC on contemporary art and feminism, created by Katy Deepwell, editor of the international feminist art journal n.paradoxa. Parme Giuntini offers an updated overview of MOOCs and their increasing value as OERs for faculty and students. Feminist art historians Anne Swartz and Kathleen Wentrack investigate the n.paradoxa MOOC from different, but complimentary perspectives. Wentrack explores the structure, documents, and interactivity of the MOOC as a rich source of feminist material useful to both students and scholars. Swartz addresses Deepwell's international treatment of transnational feminism at a moment when feminism is under worldwide siege