Broadening through Awareness, Activism, and the Arts

Rationale and Purpose of the Module: The purpose of this module is to provide students with a contextual understanding of the role of the arts in promoting awareness and activism, as well as the skills to devise a curated or performed work around a particular issue. This module is part of the university broadening agenda and resonates with the commitment within the UL Strategic plan to create interdisciplinary learning opportunities.The host unit for this module is the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance.

Syllabus: This module explores the role of the arts as an agent of social activism and a means of raising awareness. It will introduce a number of case studies that explore the use of music, dance, visual arts and architecture as media for addressing concerns around environmental sustainability, health and well-being, poverty and social regeneration and will devise a curated or performed work to raise awareness and public profile around an issue selected by the student group in consultation with module leaders