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In this chapter, Dr. Cary Lane, faculty coordinator of the 2014–2015 NEH/KHC Colloquium Series, “Testimony Across the Disciplines: Cultural and Artistic Responses to Genocide,” reviews the pedagogical theories that led him, and other colleagues, to practice mass atrocity education through an arts lens. He explores foundational ideas in higher education; provides examples of arts-based/creative educational approaches to the study of genocide; and summarizes several large-scale, student-centered, arts-based, interdisciplinary pedagogy projects that integrated campus cultural resources for the purposes of genocide education. Dr. Lane demonstrates how creative approaches encourage understanding, synthesis, and response to genocide-related content; how art practice can—and should—be used as a research platform for topics of mass violence; and how campus cultural centers provide pivotal resources for researching and presenting arts-based deliverables.
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Appendix: 2014–2015 NEH/KHC Colloquium Series, “Testimony Across the Disciplines: Cultural and Artistic Responses to Genocide”
Appendix: 2014–2015 NEH/KHC Colloquium Series, “Testimony Across the Disciplines: Cultural and Artistic Responses to Genocide”
Colloquium Event #1: Wednesday, September 17, 2014; 12 p.m.–2 p.m.:
“Culture as Survival: Music and Theater in the Nazi Concentration Camps and Ghettos ”
Dr. Barbara Milewski, Swarthmore College
Dr. Lisa Peschel, University of York, England
Colloquium Event #2: Wednesday, October 22, 2014; 12:10–2 p.m.:
“ Dance, Disability and the Holocaust ”
Ms. Heidi Latsky, Founder, Heidi Latsky Dance
Introductory words by Dr. Amy Traver, Department of Social Sciences, QCC
Colloquium Events #3a–3d: various dates from September 2014–February 2015:
“Writing as Testimony: A Workshop Series on Responding to Genocide with Poetry, Graphic Narratives and Creative Writing ”
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014; 10 a.m.–12 p.m.:
“Graphic Depictions of Genocide: Art Spiegelman , Joe Sacco and J.P. Stassen Take on Auschwitz, Bosnia and Rwanda”
Dr. Susan Jacobowitz, English Department, QCC
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014; 12 p.m.–2 p.m.:
“Responding to Genocide: Creative Writing in Conversation with Art”
Prof. Jodie Childers, English Department, QCC
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014; 12 p.m.–2 p.m.:
“Poetry of Conflict: The African-American Experience”
Dr. Joel Kuszai, English Department, QCC
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015; 12 p.m.–2 p.m.:
“Facilitating Written Engagement with Art: Interpreting, Describing and Archiving Art for Publication”
Dr. Susan Jacobowitz, English Department, QCC
Colloquium Event #4: Wednesday, March 4, 2015; 12 p.m.–2 p.m.:
“The Art of Afterward: Documenting Collective Memory ”
Mr. Clifford Chanin, Director of Education and Public Programs, National September 11 Memorial and Museum; Founder, The Legacy Project
Dr. Edward Paulino, Department of History, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
Colloquium Event #5: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 5 p.m.–7 p.m., KHC Gallery
“Inspired Testimony: QCC Students Respond to Genocide Through Art, Research and Creative Writing ”
A Student-Led Exhibition at the KHC
Colloquium Event #6: Thursday, April 16, 2015; 7 p.m.–9 p.m.; QPAC
“Inspired Testimony: QCC Students Respond to Genocide Through Music and Dance ”
A Student-Led Performance at QPAC, in Collaboration with the MOTÝL Chamber Ensemble
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Lane, C. (2018). Arts-Based Approaches to Mass Atrocity Education. In: Traver, A., Leshem, D. (eds) Humanistic Pedagogy Across the Disciplines. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95025-9_2
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