The Other in image – museum as a space of forming attitudes towards Others Cover Image

Inny w obrazach – muzeum jako przestrzeń kształtowania postaw wobec Innych
The Other in image – museum as a space of forming attitudes towards Others

Author(s): Katarzyna Szolc
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Psychology
Published by: Fundacja „dzień dobry! kolektyw kultury”
Keywords: intercultural education; museum education; shaping attitudes; Other; arts

Summary/Abstract: The article combines the issues of intercultural education with the one presented in museum. The author focuses on the question of creating the positive attitude towards the Other. The first part of the text contains the theoretical basics of intercultural education and museum education. It is explained who is the Other and how should the museum lesson look like. The main part of the article presents the proposals of works of art that can be used during classes. Selected works present issues such as disability, disease, religious and cultural diversity. The autohor organizes the artworks not only between the category of otherness, but also in a kind of museum in which they are presented. Summarizing, the text discusses requirements for teachers who would like to prerepare a museum lesson with the aim of creating the positive attitude towards the Other.

  • Issue Year: 4/2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 177-189
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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