Window to a wider world: Art, K-pop and Korean language
Summary
An art pedagogical intervention as a language class form, taken place at a suburban youth centre in Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg. A series of evening classes bridging Art and Art school and young people living in the communities
Supported by
1200 m2, ungdomens hus
Description of project
A weekly class with suburban teenagers (K-pop club in Gothenburg) who gather around Youth afterschool activity centre 1200 m2 Undomens hus, located in one of the Gothenburg’s suburbs.
The group consisted of 15-20 teenagers aged 14-18. Started from 21 July for a food sharing event the group and I as a facilitator had a weekly meeting on every Tuesday during the autumn term. The objective of the class is to learn Korean language and culture, as the students’ interests originated from their passion about K-pop. But in addition to Korean elements, I, as an art educator, tried to introduce art practices such as self expressions through drawings, drama, group expressions against Nazi’s demonstration by calligraphy, and discussions about multicultural backgrounds and self -empowerment. A number of the participants of the class came to Valand Academy’s open house day (24th November) and took part in a guide tour and participated in a sculpture workshop.
Type of work
Outreach project / a series of curated art-pedagogical activities
Published in
1200 m2, Ungdomens hus
Date
2017-07-21Creator
Ko, Min Jeong
Keywords
Art Pedagogy
suburban teenagers
De-segregation
Publication type
artistic work
Language
swe