Highlights: Cities and Their Citizens: Fostering Civic Engagement through the Arts
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Channel: The University of Chicago · 2011 · Education
Governments, universities, nonprofits and others have turned to the arts to navigate complex conversations about social cohesion, race and class, education and participation, and civic identity. This panel focuses on the invaluable role of arts in civic life. Deborah Rutter, President, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Walter Massey, President, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Marina Peterson, Assistant Professor of Performance Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Arts, Ohio University; Author, Sound, Space and the City: Civic Performance in Downtown Los Angeles; Co-Editor, Global Downtowns Mark J. Stern, Professor and Director of the Social Impact of the Arts Project, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice Lisa Lee, Director of the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Professor of Gender and Women's Studies faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago Moderated by Jim Warren ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/UCHICAGOytSubscribe About #UChicago: Since its founding in 1890, the University of Chicago has been a destination for rigorous inquiry and field-defining research. This transformative academic experience empowers students and scholars to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of original ideas. #UChicago on the Web: Home: http://bit.ly/UCHICAGO-homepage News: http://bit.ly/UCHICAGO-news Facebook: http://bit.ly/UCHICAGO-FB Twitter: http://bit.ly/UCHICAGO-TW Instagram: http://bit.ly/UCHICAGO-IG University of Chicago on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/uchicago *** ACCESSIBILITY: If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please email [email protected].
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