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Learning Cultural Literacy through Creative Practices in Schools

Cultural and Multimodal Approaches to Meaning-Making

Palgrave Macmillan
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  • Scrutinizes meaning-making in children’s creative practices

  • Analyze the variety of expressive modes in children’s artefacts

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Introduction: Cultural Literacy and Creativity

    • Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Jūratė Baranova, Susanne C. Ylönen, Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Katja Mäkinen, Vaiva Juškiene et al.
    Pages 1-15Open Access
  3. A Sociocultural Approach to Children’s Visual Creations

    • Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Jūratė Baranova, Susanne C. Ylönen, Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Katja Mäkinen, Vaiva Juškiene et al.
    Pages 17-30Open Access
  4. Multimodality: Art as a Meaning-Making Process

    • Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Jūratė Baranova, Susanne C. Ylönen, Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Katja Mäkinen, Vaiva Juškiene et al.
    Pages 31-44Open Access
  5. Tolerance, Empathy, and Inclusion

    • Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Jūratė Baranova, Susanne C. Ylönen, Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Katja Mäkinen, Vaiva Juškiene et al.
    Pages 45-61Open Access
  6. Living Together

    • Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Jūratė Baranova, Susanne C. Ylönen, Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Katja Mäkinen, Vaiva Juškiene et al.
    Pages 63-79Open Access
  7. Social Responsibility

    • Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Jūratė Baranova, Susanne C. Ylönen, Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Katja Mäkinen, Vaiva Juškiene et al.
    Pages 81-98Open Access
  8. Belonging and Home

    • Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Jūratė Baranova, Susanne C. Ylönen, Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Katja Mäkinen, Vaiva Juškiene et al.
    Pages 99-115Open Access
  9. Cultural Literacy During COVID-19

    • Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Jūratė Baranova, Susanne C. Ylönen, Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Katja Mäkinen, Vaiva Juškiene et al.
    Pages 117-134Open Access
  10. Conclusions: Cultural Literacy in Action

    • Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Jūratė Baranova, Susanne C. Ylönen, Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Katja Mäkinen, Vaiva Juškiene et al.
    Pages 135-147Open Access
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 149-151

About this book

This open access book discusses how cultural literacy can be taught and learned through creative practices. It approaches cultural literacy as a dialogic social process based on learning and gaining knowledge through emphatic, tolerant, and inclusive interaction. The book focuses on meaning-making in children and young people’s visual and multimodal artefacts created by students aged 5–15 as an outcome of the Cultural Literacy Learning Programme implemented in schools in Cyprus, Germany, Israel, Lithuania, Spain, Portugal, and the UK. The lessons in the program address different social and cultural themes, ranging from one’s cultural attachments to being part of a community and engaging more broadly in society. The artefacts are explored through data-driven content analysis and self-reflexive and collaborative interpretation and discussed through multimodality and a sociocultural approach to children’s visual expression. This interdisciplinary volume draws on cultural studies, communication studies, art education, and educational sciences.


Keywords

  • cultural literacy
  • children's art
  • multimodality
  • learning program
  • creativity in education
  • Open Access

Authors and Affiliations

  • Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, JYVÄSKYLÄ, Finland

    Tuuli Lähdesmäki

  • Philosophy Institute, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Jūratė Baranova

  • Dept of Music, Art & Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, JYVÄSKYLÄ, Finland

    Susanne C. Ylönen

  • Dept of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, JYVÄSKYLÄ, Finland

    Aino-Kaisa Koistinen

  • Dpt of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

    Katja Mäkinen

  • Institute of Educational Sciences, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Vaiva Juškiene, Irena Zaleskiene

About the authors

Tuuli Lähdesmäki is an associate professor at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Jūratė Baranova was a professor at the Department of Continental Philosophy and Religious Studies, Vilnius University, Lithuania.

Susanne C. Ylönen is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Aino-Kaisa Koistinen is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Katja Mäkinen is a senior researcher at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Vaiva Juškiene is a junior researcher at the Institute of Educational Sciences, Vilnius University, Lithuania.

Irena Zaleskienė is a senior researcher at the Institute of Educational Sciences, Vilnius University, Lithuania.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Learning Cultural Literacy through Creative Practices in Schools

  • Book Subtitle: Cultural and Multimodal Approaches to Meaning-Making

  • Authors: Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Jūratė Baranova, Susanne C. Ylönen, Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Katja Mäkinen, Vaiva Juškiene, Irena Zaleskiene

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89236-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022

  • License: CC BY

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-89235-7Published: 03 November 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-89238-8Published: 03 November 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-89236-4Published: 02 November 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 151

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 24 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Literacy, Intercultural Communication, Creativity and Arts Education

Buying options

Softcover Book USD 49.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-030-89238-8
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Free shipping worldwide
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  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Hardcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-030-89235-7
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Free shipping worldwide
    See shipping information.
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout