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The art of collectivity : social circus and the cultural politics of a post-neoliberal vision

Spiegel, Jennifer Beth ; Choukroun, Benjamin Ortiz
Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press , 2019

Amidst epidemics of youth alienation and cultural polarization, community-based artistic practices are sprouting up around the world as antidotes to policies of austerity and social exclusion. Rejecting the radical individualism of the neoliberal era, many artistic projects promote collectivity and togetherness in navigating challenges and constructing shared futures.

The Art of Collectivity is about how one such creative social program deployed this approach in service of a post-neoliberal vision. Focusing on a national social circus initiative launched by a newly elected Ecuadorean government to help actualize its “citizens' revolution,” the book explores the intersection between global cultural politics, participatory arts, collective health, and social transformation. The authors include scholars and practitioners of community arts, humanities, social sciences, and health sciences from the Global North and Global South. Sensitive to hierarchical binaries such as research/practice, north/south, and art/science, they work together to provide a multifaceted analysis of the way cultural politics shape policy, pedagogy, and aesthetic sensibilities, as well as their socio-cultural and health-related effects.

The largest study of social circus to date, combining detailed quantitative, qualitative, and arts-based research, The Art of Collectivity is a timely contribution to the study of cultural policies, critical pedagogies, collective art-making, and community development. [editor summary]

Amidst epidemics of youth alienation and cultural polarization, community-based artistic practices are sprouting up around the world as antidotes to policies of austerity and social exclusion. Rejecting the radical individualism of the neoliberal era, many artistic projects promote collectivity and togetherness in navigating challenges and constructing shared futures.

The Art of Collectivity is about how one such creative social program ...

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ARTICLES DE LIVRES

Creativity in precarious conditions : embodied social transformation in a changing socio-political landscape

Spiegel, Jennifer Beth
2019

The public face of social circus in Ecuador, especially in the capital city, Quito, is shaped by the shows performed by the various artists and aspiring artists that social circus attracts and cultivates. While the main focus of social circus is the transformation of social relations, self-conceptions, and experience of embodiment that occurs through workshops (the replicas), it is with shows and presentations that the “process” emerges as a “ product.” In Ecuador, as around the world, there is frequently a tension between process and product. This tension highlights ongoing debate concerning the goals of the program and the nature...

The public face of social circus in Ecuador, especially in the capital city, Quito, is shaped by the shows performed by the various artists and aspiring artists that social circus attracts and cultivates. While the main focus of social circus is the transformation of social relations, self-conceptions, and experience of embodiment that occurs through workshops (the replicas), it is with shows and presentations that the “process” emerges as a “ ...

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ARTICLES DE LIVRES

The impact of Circo Social Ecuador and other community arts on health : a longitudinal comparative quantitative analysis

Yassi, Annalee ; Campaña, Arturo
2019

There have been extensive calls for rigorous evaluation of community arts programs, especially over the past fifteen years (Belfiore 2002; Newman et al. 2003; Putland 2008; Galloway 2009; Belfiore and Bennett 2010). There has also been increasing attention to the role of community arts specifically in promoting health (Cox et al. 2010; Stuckey and Nobel 2010; Clift 2012). But what is “health,” and how can it be promoted? Adopting the philosophy of Buen Vivir (Good Living) as a guiding principle for a new society necessarily leads to recognizing that a healthy, inclusive, harmonious, social, and naturally sustainable life – different in...

There have been extensive calls for rigorous evaluation of community arts programs, especially over the past fifteen years (Belfiore 2002; Newman et al. 2003; Putland 2008; Galloway 2009; Belfiore and Bennett 2010). There has also been increasing attention to the role of community arts specifically in promoting health (Cox et al. 2010; Stuckey and Nobel 2010; Clift 2012). But what is “health,” and how can it be promoted? Adopting the philosophy ...

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ARTICLES DE LIVRES

Through their own bodies, eyes, and voices : social circus, social inquiry, and the politics of facilitating “collectivity”

Marcuse, Judith ; Fels, Lynn ; Boydell, Katherine M. ; Spiegel, Jennifer Beth
2019

In community-engaged arts practices, facilitation is always embedded in a social politic. The facilitator never brings a pedagogical vision into action in neutral conditions; the burdens carried by those in the room become core elements of community arts practice. Social circus, as we saw in the last chapter, embodies a pedagogy that holds much in common with Freire’s “pedagogy of the oppressed” and Boal’s “theatre of the oppressed,” navigating trust, risk, and play. While debriefing sessions between participants and instructors are a key component, social circus is not a verbal, logic based activity, but rather an affective, embodied, and reflective...

In community-engaged arts practices, facilitation is always embedded in a social politic. The facilitator never brings a pedagogical vision into action in neutral conditions; the burdens carried by those in the room become core elements of community arts practice. Social circus, as we saw in the last chapter, embodies a pedagogy that holds much in common with Freire’s “pedagogy of the oppressed” and Boal’s “theatre of the oppressed,” navigating ...

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ARTICLES DE LIVRES

Pedagogy of Circo Social Ecuador : launching the ball

Choukroun, Benjamin Ortiz ; Fels, Lynn
2019

Creating a human pyramid – as each one of us seeks a footing, a hand up, shifting one’s balance in relation to the group – the lesson lies not in the building of the pyramid, but rather in the metaphorical implications of how individuals need to cooperate and listen to create something together. Each individual has an equally valuable role and place in the pyramid. An acrobatic exercise becomes a pedagogical opportunity for participants to work collaboratively, to learn the importance of trusting others, to experience the benefits of solidarity and the importance of communication.

Social circus – from juggling and acrobatic skills...

Creating a human pyramid – as each one of us seeks a footing, a hand up, shifting one’s balance in relation to the group – the lesson lies not in the building of the pyramid, but rather in the metaphorical implications of how individuals need to cooperate and listen to create something together. Each individual has an equally valuable role and place in the pyramid. An acrobatic exercise becomes a pedagogical opportunity for participants to work ...

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ARTICLES DE LIVRES

Cultural policy and the Buen Vivir debate : politics of transition and the development of Circo Social Ecuador

Spiegel, Jennifer Beth ; Choukroun, Benjamin Ortiz ; Campaña, Arturo ; Yassi, Annalee
2019

The first decade of the twenty-first century was dubbed a new dawn for Latin America (Yates and Bakker 2013). Raphael Correa, like Evo Morales in Bolivia, was elected in the wake of anti-neoliberal sentiment that emerged from the structural adjustment monetary policies of the 1990s. Correa, like Morales, pledged a form of “communitarian socialism.” Escobar (2010), resonating with many other commentators, wrote that this was the “end of the long neoliberal night” and, as noted by Yates and Bakker, many scholars (Hammond 2003; Munck 2003; French and Fortes 2005) – echoing alter-globalization activists from the early days of this post-neoliberal trend...

The first decade of the twenty-first century was dubbed a new dawn for Latin America (Yates and Bakker 2013). Raphael Correa, like Evo Morales in Bolivia, was elected in the wake of anti-neoliberal sentiment that emerged from the structural adjustment monetary policies of the 1990s. Correa, like Morales, pledged a form of “communitarian socialism.” Escobar (2010), resonating with many other commentators, wrote that this was the “end of the long ...

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ARTICLES DE LIVRES

The art of transdisciplinary community-based research : a rhizomatic approach

Boydell, Katherine M. ; Spiegel, Jennifer Beth ; Yassi, Annalee
2019

The arts have been employed in community development initiatives for decades (Belfiore 2002), and the value of creativity in promoting healthy communities has long been recognized by practitioners and scholars alike (Hancock 1983; Guetzko 2002; Clift 2012). It has been argued that the arts are of great value to building social capital (Newman et al. 2003), improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities (Cameron et al. 2013), enhancing cohesive social bonds, and creating a shared identity (Lowe 2000). However, despite growing interest in the impact of programs using the arts, there remains considerable controversy regarding how such initiatives...

The arts have been employed in community development initiatives for decades (Belfiore 2002), and the value of creativity in promoting healthy communities has long been recognized by practitioners and scholars alike (Hancock 1983; Guetzko 2002; Clift 2012). It has been argued that the arts are of great value to building social capital (Newman et al. 2003), improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities (Cameron et al. 2013), ...

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ARTICLES DE LIVRES

Creative collectivity : an introduction

Spiegel, Jennifer Beth
2019

Since the beginning of the millennium, artistic practices have been increasingly used as a response to austerity measures and policies of social exclusion. While social movements are drawing upon creative protest techniques, community organizations are launching arts-based social programs to offer tools to youth for surviving the ubiquitous culture of alienation. Whereas policies within this late capitalist (neoliberal) era tend to promote individuality, many of those resisting market-driven governance advocate for collectivity–that is to say, for acting together to navigate the various challenges and possibilities encountered. Sometimes social movements and artistic social a programs work in tandem toward a...

Since the beginning of the millennium, artistic practices have been increasingly used as a response to austerity measures and policies of social exclusion. While social movements are drawing upon creative protest techniques, community organizations are launching arts-based social programs to offer tools to youth for surviving the ubiquitous culture of alienation. Whereas policies within this late capitalist (neoliberal) era tend to promote ...

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ARTICLES DE PERIODIQUES

Ecuador ama la vida

Negri, Tommaso
septembre 2016

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Social circus and health equity : exploring the national social circus program in Ecuador

Spiegel, Jennifer Beth ; Breilh, Maria-Christina ; Campaña, Arturo ; Marcuse, Judith ; Yassi, Annalee
Arts & Health : An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice vol. 6 n°3, p. 1-10, june 2014

Social circus programs are expanding worldwide; however, little scholarship exists on their impact. Ecuador offers one of the world's largest government-sponsored programs, reaching almost 25,000 people annually. Aimed at promoting social solidarity and inclusion, programs are currently offered to street-involved youth, as well as children from marginalized communities and adults with disabilities. Identified tensions include the balancing of artistic versus social goals; integration of traditional social work approaches with social circus techniques and methodological challenges in evaluation. This program shows great promise and merits comprehensive interdisciplinary research, particularly regarding its impact on healthy equity. [authors summary]

Social circus programs are expanding worldwide; however, little scholarship exists on their impact. Ecuador offers one of the world's largest government-sponsored programs, reaching almost 25,000 people annually. Aimed at promoting social solidarity and inclusion, programs are currently offered to street-involved youth, as well as children from marginalized communities and adults with disabilities. Identified tensions include the balancing of ...

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