Dear Esteemed Colleagues:
We are delighted to invite you to embark on an exciting intellectual and cultural journey to contribute to the proposed book "Transforming Mindsets: The Power of Art-Based Pedagogy in Education for Sustainability" in the Routledge Series: Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).
About the book
The aim of the current book is to map the pioneering art-based pedagogies used in education for sustainability, approaching them from transdisciplinary perspectives and in a holistic way from inside out. The book will focus on the opportunities and challenges related to transforming the individual and collective mindsets for a more resilient and regenerative living ecosystem by means of integrating art-based pedagogical approaches in higher education institutions, represented primarily by the UN Global Compact PRME signatories.
It is well-known that a piece of art can resonate deeply with an audience, bring people together, spark imagination, create meaning, inspire solutions and leave lasting emotional and cognitive impressions. A concert, an installation or a theatre performance – art questions, provokes, confronts, disrupts, activates, and calls for reflection and transformation. The arts can be powerful tools in transforming mindsets for sustainable development. Art-based pedagogy could become the gamechanger for individuals and organizations struggling to find solutions to complex problems connected to our peaceful co-existence on the planet with other species, the climate crisis and the issues of intergenerational and intragenerational justice in the face of limited resources.
We aim to create a book that will be an essential resource for academics, students, artists, business practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in the role art-based pedagogies play in participatory learning and anticipatory visioning of environmentally, socially and economically just sustainable futures. Please, have a look at the full call for chapter contributions outlining the book rationale, submission guidelines and deadlines in the attached file.
Why write a chapter?
This book is not a compilation of ordinary papers. We invite contributions that are not written as traditional papers, but rather in a storytelling format from a first person voice or as a dialog of co-authors. We encourage authors to use visuals that illustrate the story of applying art in a pedagogical intervention in education for sustainability. We will look forward to contributions to the chapters related to different challenges and opportunities associated with integrating art-based pedagogy in education for sustainability. This is your chance to contribute to a holistic understanding of complex subjects and increase your visibility in the academic and practitioner communities.
Follow your passion
Explore how educators, artists, managers and entrepreneurs contribute to sustainable development through the lens of the Sustainability Mindset Principles (SMP), the Inner Development Goals (IDG) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Tell your personal stories, share your practical experience and engage readers in reflective discussions on how these holistic conceptual frameworks have been tackled and what specific actions you think are needed to contribute to achieving a sustainable future through inspiring art-based pedagogical interventions that create change with an accelerated speed.
Important dates
● Deadline for submission of structured abstracts (max 150 words) and bio (max 100 words): 30 September, 2024.
● Full chapter submission deadline (max 4000 words, excluding references) is 20 December 2024.
How to submit
Please, send to Ekaterina cc Isabel and Divya, your abstracts, bios and any enquiries about the book.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and collaborating with you to further the understanding and practice of art-based pedagogies in education for sustainability.
With best regards from the editorial team,
Ekaterina Ivanova, Isabel Rimanoczy and Divya Singhal