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Volume 5, Number 1 (2010) Art, Social Imagination, and Democratic Education

A SPECIAL ISSUE DEDICATED TO MAXINE GREENE

EDITOR'S PREVIEW AND GUIDE TO THIS ISSUE

WATCH AN EXCERPT FROM "EXCLUSIONS AND AWAKENINGS: THE LIFE OF MAXINE GREENE." HANCOCK PRODUCTIONS, DVD, 2001

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In addition to the articles in response to the controversy, this issue also has three special sections.  All are related to Maxine Greene in special ways.

PREVIEW AND SUPPLEMENT TO SPECIAL SECTION 1 ON NARRATIVES ON CHILDREN'S LIVES

Universal Power to Create (A Slide Show)
Susan Donnelly
Whatcom Day Academy
Chas Hoppe: In this slideshow presentation, Whatcom Day Academy instructor Susan Donnelly analyses the artwork of a former Prospect Center student, nicknamed “Iris.” By tracing motifs found consistently in Iris’s art over the course of several years, we are able to gain insight into children’s imaginative communities, their values, and their dreams.

PREVIEW OF SPECIAL SECTION 2: CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION WITH MAXINE GREENE:  REFLECTIONS ENGENDERED BY HER LIFE AND WORK

 

PREVIEW OF SPECIAL SECTION 3 ON PAPERS FROM THE 2007 AESA CONFERENCE IN CELEBRATION OF MAXINE GREENE’S 90th BIRTHDAY

Introduction by James M. Giarelli

In October 2007, Susan Fransoza, Wendy Kohli, and Moredachai Gordon organized a special session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Studies Association in Cleveland entitled: Imaging the Future of Educational Studies: A Commemoration of the Work and 90th Birthday of Maxine Greene. I was honored to be invited to join my colleagues, Michelle Fine, Mary Bushnell Greiner, and James Palermo on this panel where we shared our unique perspectives on Maxine Greene’s work, as well as our shared admiration and love for her as our friend and teacher. The four of us, and the standing room only gathering at the session, were also treated to the special joy of Maxine’s company and response to our presentations. As always, she both embraced us as fellow travelers, while honoring us with careful, yet critical comments. And through this, we all learned once more what it means to be present in the dialectic of freedom and community.

I am grateful to Lorraine Kasprisin for inviting me to assemble the presentations from that special session for inclusion in the special issue of the Journal of Educational Controversy dedicated to Maxine Greene. Thanks to my fellow panel members for their participation, to Wendy, Susan, and Moredachai for the good work of getting the whole project started, to Fairfield University for its support, and, of course, to Maxine for inspiring and educating us all.

Photo taken at the 2007 AESA Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. Special Session: Imaging the Future of Educational Studies: A Commemoration of the Work and 90th Birthday of Maxine Green.
Clockwise from the left: Mary Bushnell Greiner, Michelle Fine, Wendy Kohli, James Palermo, Mordechai Gordon, Susan Franzosa, Jim Giarelli, and Maxine Greene.

Editorial

Prologue

Articles in Response to Controversy

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Opening Minds: Aesthetic Engagement in the Language Arts
Jane S. Townsend and Patrick A. Ryan
Vol. 5, Iss. 1

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Teaching a “Racist and Outdated Text”: A Journey into my own Heart of Darkness
Melody Wong
Vol. 5, Iss. 1


Theme: Editor: The article below appeared in our Volume 3 Number 1 Winter 2008 issue on the theme, “Schooling as if Democracy Matters.” It has a particular relevance to the theme of this issue also.

Special Section 1

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Lunch at Petra: Greene, Gargoyles and the Sixth-Grade Field Trip
Kathryn LaFever
Vol. 5, Iss. 1


Theme: NARRATIVES OF CHILDREN’S LIVES

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Children's Imaginative Communities - Microcosms of Democracy
Susan Donnelly
Vol. 5, Iss. 1


Theme: NARRATIVES OF CHILDREN’S LIVES

Special Section 2

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Maxine Greene: Influences on the Life and Work of a Dynamic Educator
Karen L. Goldman
Vol. 5, Iss. 1


Theme: CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION WITH MAXINE GREENE: REFLECTIONS ENGENDERED BY HER LIFE AND WORK

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Working with Youth: In Search of the Natality of the Teacher
Chris Higgins
Vol. 5, Iss. 1


Theme: CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION WITH MAXINE GREENE: REFLECTIONS ENGENDERED BY HER LIFE AND WORK

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"One aneither": A Joycean Critique of Educational Research
Ray McDermott and Meghan McDermott
Vol. 5, Iss. 1


Theme: CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION WITH MAXINE GREENE: REFLECTIONS ENGENDERED BY HER LIFE AND WORK

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A Response to a New Book about Maxine Greene’s Philosophy
David T. Hansen
Vol. 5, Iss. 1


Theme: CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION WITH MAXINE GREENE: REFLECTIONS ENGENDERED BY HER LIFE AND WORK

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Notes on a Blue Guitar
William F. Pinar
Vol. 5, Iss. 1


Theme: CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION WITH MAXINE GREENE: REFLECTIONS ENGENDERED BY HER LIFE AND WORK

Special Section 3

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A Greene Imaginary
Michelle Fine
Vol. 5, Iss. 1


Theme: PAPERS FROM THE 2007 AESA CONFERENCE IN CELEBRATION OF MAXINE GREENE’S 90th BIRTHDAY

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To Maxine Greene on Her 90th Birthday
James M. Giarelli
Vol. 5, Iss. 1


Theme: PAPERS FROM THE 2007 AESA CONFERENCE IN CELEBRATION OF MAXINE GREENE’S 90th BIRTHDAY

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Shaking Them Up: Aesthetics in Social Foundations of Education
Mary Bushnell Greiner
Vol. 5, Iss. 1


Theme: PAPERS FROM THE 2007 AESA CONFERENCE IN CELEBRATION OF MAXINE GREENE’S 90th BIRTHDAY

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For Maxine Greene: The Teacher’s Responsibility, the Flesh, and Aesthetic Meaning
Jim Palermo
Vol. 5, Iss. 1


Theme: PAPERS FROM THE 2007 AESA CONFERENCE IN CELEBRATION OF MAXINE GREENE’S 90th BIRTHDAY

Book Reviews

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The Dialectic of Freedom by Maxine Greene
Anne Blanchard
Vol. 5, Iss. 1

About the Authors

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About the Authors

Vol. 5, Iss. 1

CONTROVERSY ADDRESSED IN THIS ISSUE:
"My vision, in launching this Foundation, is to generate inquiry, imagination, and the creation of art works by diverse people. It has to do so with a sense of the deficiencies in our world and a desire to repair, wherever possible. Justice, equality, freedom - these are as important to us as the arts, and we believe they can infuse each other, perhaps making some difference at a troubled time."
Maxine Greene, Foundation for Social Imagination, the Arts and Education

An understanding of the role of public schools in sustaining the life of a democracy requires more than the occasional class in civic education. It requires the development of social imagination. Maxine Greene reminds us of the important role that the arts - visual art, music, performance art and literature - can play in such an education. We invite authors to explore the many dimensions of a vision for such an education within schools and colleges, or alternatively, outside these institutions. We also invite authors to contribute to a special section on Maxine Greene's lifetime work and writings on art, social imagination and education.

ANNOUNCING A NEW BOOK FROM TEACHERS COLLEGE PRESS THIS FALL

Dear Maxine: Letters from the Unfinished Conversation, edited by Robert Lake

All the royalties are pledged to the Maxine Greene Foundation for Social Imagination, the Arts and Education. http://www.maxinegreene.org

A note from Robert Lake:

Dear readers of Maxine Greene’s work,
A new book comprised of 75 letters from a wide range of teachers, scholars and artists, followed by a short interview with Maxine, is now in publication by Teacher’s College Press. The title is Dear Maxine: Letters from the Unfinished Conversation and is edited by Robert Lake. The date of release is September, 2010. Every letter in this book contains first person accounts of the impact that Maxine’s life and scholarship has made on the current generation, and I can think of no better way to present the immense value of her work to the next generation than through these personal narratives.
Robert Lake

LINK TO THE MAXINE GREENE FOUNDATION:
The Maxine Greene Foundation for Social Imagination, the Arts, and Education
The Foundation is concerned with supporting the creation of and informed appreciation of works that embody fresh social visions, that move people to perceive alternative possibilities for the making of humane communities.