THE CREATIVE SPACES AT HBCUs

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2023

Abstract

This chapter chronicles the expectations and pedagogy at a historically Black college in the southern United States. Examining curriculum and teaching methods for music, visual arts, and dance, four educators explore how academic endeavors expand students’ comprehension of the arts. The arts are isolated in this region and on campus. With thriving arts scenes in larger cities miles away, the Performing and Fine Arts division of this rural HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) serves as an educational anchor for students. The promotion of these disciplines as creative activities or communal entertainment like pageants or athletic events on campus does not weigh the significance of the arts as an academic study or a vocational possibility. The case studies in this chapter illustrate HBCU culture at this university, and its pedagogical values through student learning and accomplishments. With HBCUs in the spotlight and intercultural and interdisciplinary professions growing, Performing and Fine Arts students are in demand on and off campus for their discipline, cultural understanding, and innovation that excelling in an artform provides.

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