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This volume introduces a different approach to art education. It complements the often-used justifications for art’s role in education based on intrinsic (art for art’s sake) or instrumental (art makes you more competent) arguments by adding an existential perspective. Art’s natural connection to human existence, referred to as subjectification by educationalist Gert Biesta, can make a significant difference for both art lessons and education overall. The book illustrates this teaching approach through clarifying episodes from practice, brought into dialogue with Biesta’s theory, offering profound insights and inspiration. A must-read for art educators, teacher trainers, and (art) students.

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Janeke Wienk is arts educator and researcher at ArtEZ University of the Arts in the Netherlands. Her research into the existential dimension of art in education brings teaching practice into dialogue with the theory of educationalist Gert Biesta. She published articles and chapters on this topic, including Art as humus layer in education in Speculative Pasts and Pedagogical Futures (InSEA, 2025)

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