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In Activist Art in Social Justice Pedagogy approaches to using activist art to teach a multicultural curriculum are examined and critiqued.

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Artists have always had a role in imagining a more socially just, inclusive world-many have devoted their lives to realizing this possibility. In a culture ever more embedded in performance and the visual, examining the role of arts in multicultural teaching for social justice is a timely focus. In Activist Art in Social Justice Pedagogy approaches to using activist art to teach a multicultural curriculum are examined and critiqued. Examples of activist artists and their strategies illustrate how study of and engagement in activist art processes glocally-connecting local and global issues-can deepen critical literacy and commitment to social justice. This book is relevant to those (1) interested in teaching more about artist/activist social movements around the globe, (2) preparing pre-service teachers to teach for social justice, (3) concerned about learning how to engage diverse learners through the arts, (4) teaching courses related to arts-based multicultural education, critical literacy, and culturally relevant teaching. As we think more broadly we address the question "why does a ´social justice through the arts in education´ approach make sense"; describe examples of preservice teacher assignments examining artists´ roles in activist movements, promoting multicultural understanding and social justice; and share approaches to and examples of using the arts in the United States and abroad to deepen multicultural comprehension and teaching for social justice.

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"We should tremble with outrage at how arts education is being stolen from the most marginalized students. This is especially true in today´s era of de-conscientization, when the radical counter-normative possibilities of the arts grow increasingly vital. Activist Art in Social Justice Pedagogy is one antidote: a collective and subversive call from artists, educators, and activists to recenter the arts in the lives of youth and an invaluable collection of on-the-ground illustrations of student-centric activist art in motion. Read this book and join the revolution."-Paul Gorski, Associate Professor of Integrative Studies, New Century College, George Mason University

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