TY - CONF
T1 - Design thinking and civics education
T2 - School of Communication and Creative Industries Research Seminar Series
AU - Wahlin, Willhemina E.
AU - Buhler, Cymbeline
N1 - Dr Willhemina Wahlin is a Lecturer in Design and the Acting Associate Head of School for Charles Sturt University’s School of Communication and Creative Industries. She is also the Creative Director for the New York-based non-profit organisation, PROOF: Media for Social Justice, which uses visual storytelling for social justice and human rights advocacy.
Willhemina’s research focuses on the role that design plays in promoting civic engagement, upstander behaviour and social cohesion. She has designed over 15 travelling exhibitions that have been displayed internationally, including the Washington Institute of Peace, Columbia and Yale Universities, and the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. More recently, she instigated and lead the Picture Justice Australia research team, which includes a comprehensive program aimed at equipping young people in the skills and knowledge necessary to become creative citizens.
https://www.designpracticeresearch.org/
https://www.ligaturesoflife.com/
Cymbeline Buhler brings over twenty years experience as an artistic director, writer, teacher, producer and researcher. Cymbeline is a current PhD candidate at Western Sydney University, researching peacebuilding as part of an ongoing project in Sri Lanka she founded in 2006 “Theatre of Friendship”. Cymbeline has worked for The Whitlam Institute since 2018 in capacities of Education and Outreach Coordinator, Civics Education Facilitator and What Matters? marker. She has worked with Riverside Theatres since 2016, directing and co-facilitating “Beyond the Square” mixed-ability performances and workshops, mentoring young artists in the “Sharp Short Theatre” festival and performing as the Queen of Craft in the “Spot On Festival”.
Cymbeline has been Artistic Director of Backbone Youth Arts in Brisbane of Western Edge Youth Arts in Melbourne. In both positions, she engaged young people and emerging artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, mounting major productions and facilitating long running collaborations. As a director, Cymbeline has created award-winning productions that have shown in ten countries across Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. She has been a Lecturer at the Arturo Acting School and the International Film School (Cologne, Germany) from 2003 - 2007. She was Director of Theatre Programs at the Latino Pastoral Action Centre in the Bronx (NY) from 2000 - 2002.
PY - 2020/5/1
Y1 - 2020/5/1
N2 - Picture Justice Australia is a pilot research study that aims to creatively engage young people in impactful civic participation in their local community. In this presentation, we explain the research aims, the Picture Justice Australia pedagogical model that informed the pilot workshop program, and in particular, focus on how the collaboration of Design Thinking with Civics and Citizenship education supported the participants to develop and utilise empathy, uniting political knowledge with problem-solving skills to encourage what we have called critical creativity. We will also unpack some of the literature related to creative citizenship, before concluding with our preliminary research findings.
AB - Picture Justice Australia is a pilot research study that aims to creatively engage young people in impactful civic participation in their local community. In this presentation, we explain the research aims, the Picture Justice Australia pedagogical model that informed the pilot workshop program, and in particular, focus on how the collaboration of Design Thinking with Civics and Citizenship education supported the participants to develop and utilise empathy, uniting political knowledge with problem-solving skills to encourage what we have called critical creativity. We will also unpack some of the literature related to creative citizenship, before concluding with our preliminary research findings.
KW - Design Thinking
KW - Civics and Citizenship Education
KW - Critical Creativity
KW - Pedagogical framework
M3 - Presentation only
Y2 - 1 May 2020 through 1 May 2020
ER -
