Ydron Serach D.

Malapitan
Humss 11
Contemporary
Week 5-6

A. How does the intersection of the creative and socially-engaged provide us with a more grounded
or rooted sense of ourselves?

- Through a focus on socially engaged art, we discuss the purpose and forms that these practices take
and the role of the audience/participants when working for social change with communities. We then
present a proposed course outline that brings social work and socially engaged art together. Our hope
is that this discussion will guide others interested in working through interdisciplinary collaborations,
as can be seen by the growing interest in the mix of art and social work in practice and education.

B. How can it challenge our thinking to expand how and what we think about what may be
unfamiliar or difficult to understand initially?

-When it comes to thinking the mind has an optimal way to be operated. When operated correctly
you’ll find yourself with plenty of free time. When operated incorrectly, most of your time will be
consumed correcting mistakes. Good decisions create time, bad ones consume it. Good initial
decisions pay dividends for years, allowing abundant free time and low stress. Poor decisions, on the
other hand, consume time, increase anxiety, and drain us of energy.