Art Education in the Age of Guantanamo

Abstract

Censorship exists in institutions where art exists, and also where art education exists. In fall, 2005, a group of instructors and I taught a group project with a political theme—peace. In this article, I examine institutionalized censorship within schools, and the ramifications of teaching the subject of peace in a time of war.

The fact is there are many people in the world who will take advantage of something like music or performing and use it for their own sinister purpose. Arts and culture is something that carries with it a patina of goodness and purity, but it can be misused, and it's our job to see if somebody is trying to do that. —Stuart Patt, State Department Spokesman, December 2002

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Edie Pistolesi

Edie Pistoiesi is an Art Professor at California State University, Northridge. E-mail: [email protected].