Contents
Foreword Olivia Gude ?ix
Acknowledgments ?xiii
Introduction ?1
Part I: Foundations for Art Education as Ecopedagogy ?7
1. ?Ecopedagogy ?9
Educational Traditions ?10
Cultural and Philosophical Influences ?14
Conclusion ?19
Questions for Educator Reflection ?20
2. ?Ecological Art ?21
Eco-Art in Recent History ?21
Issues Surrounding Eco-Art ?24
Conclusion ?28
Questions for Educator Reflection ?28
3. ?Contemporary Art Education ?29
Current Art Education Movements ?30
Ecopedagogy as Art Education ?35
Questions for Educator Reflection ?35
Part II. Contemporary Art and Ecopedagogical Curriculum and Methods ?37
4. ?Cultivating Relations and Fostering Empathetic Encounters ?41
Being Present ?42
Emphasizing Relationality ?46
Conclusion ?52
Questions for Educator Reflection ?52
5. ?Embracing Natural Cycles and Processes ?53
Redefining Beauty ?54
Co-Creating With Agents of Decomposition ?61
Culturally Acknowledging Mortality ?64
Conclusion ?70
Questions for Educator Reflection ?70
6. ?Collecting and Visualizing Data for Awareness ?72
Visualizing the Present ?73
Visualizing Our Future ?79
Conclusion ?85
Questions for Educator Reflection ?85
7. ?Confronting Capitalocene Violence ?86
Exposing Cultural Dreams and Desires ?87
Rewriting Identity Stories ?92
Demanding Accountability ?96
Conclusion ?99
Questions for Educator Reflection ?99
8. ?Envisioning Alternate States and Ways of Being ?100
With Jonathan Purtill
Envisioning the Future of Human and Nonhuman Nature Relations ?101
Envisaging the Posthuman ?108
Conclusion ?113
Questions for Educator Reflection ?113
9. ?Greening the School and Revitalizing School Culture ?114
With Lauren Farkas
Placemaking in Indoor Spaces ?117
Placemaking in Outdoor Spaces ?120
Conclusion ?125
Questions for Educator Reflection ?126
10. ?Restoring Ecosystems and Empowering Communities ?127
Restoring Species and Ecosystem Processes ?128
Establishing Coalitions and Multispecies Assemblages ?133
Conclusion ?138
Questions for Educator Reflection ?139
Conclusion ?140
Appendix A. Artists and Their Websites ?145
Appendix B. Inclusion of Nature in Self Scale ?149
Appendix C. Environmental Identity Scale ?150
Glossary of Terms ?151
References ?155
Author Index ?182
Subject Index ?188
About the Author and Contributors ?194
