Kevin will open his talk by sharing his research journey and explaining how the foci of his research have shaped and changed in ever-changing social‒cultural contexts. Various factors have played significant roles in leading his research—from his doctoral dissertation to articles for academic journals, and recently his edited book. Kevin will then describe one of his most recent collaborative studies involved in developing a pedagogical framework for teaching cultural competence and antiracism learning: AsianCrit framework in the art classrooms.
As an Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) art educator in the United States, he explored ways to address the issues of anti-Asian racism, violence, myths, and stereotypes in the art classroom when facing the hate crimes and anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic. He collaborated with three other Asian scholars to research and learn from contemporary Asian American artists about how they respond to anti-Asian racism in their works. They then examined various antiracism pedagogical approaches. He will share what the team developed: S-R-C strategies, based on outcomes from research studies with other AAPI art educators and designed to engage students with art-based antiracism. The proposed S-R-C includes facilitating a sense of belonging (S), resilience building for antiracism with other minority groups and allies (R), and creating new culture (C). These strategies were developed to fully embrace the equity, diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility (EDIA) of the AAPI community. He will also present how to use the S-R-C strategies to guide preservice art teachers to confront anti-Asian racism and advocate for antiracism teaching practices.
Bio
Dr. Kevin Hsieh is an art education professor and artist, whose research is informed by K‒16 teaching practices in the context of ever-changing social-cultural aspects and identities. Before he became a professor, he worked as a research assistant in the Department of Eastern Asian Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He was named 2012 Higher Education Educator of the Year by the Georgia Art Education Association and won the 2021 Faculty Award for Fine Arts Education and Mentored Research from the Honors College, Georgia State University. His research and teaching interests include transdisciplinary art education, Chinese art history, museum education, LGBTQ+ issues, and instructional technology in art education. He also leads Georgia State University’s Study Abroad in China program. He is the primary editor of Teaching Chinese Arts and Culture: Content, Context, and Pedagogies, a book published by the International Society for Education through Arts (InSEA) in 2022. Hsieh has published his research studies nationally and internationally in journals including Studies in Art Education, Art Education, International Journal of Education through Art, Visual Art Research, Journal of Fine Arts, Museology Quarterly, and Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. He has also received numerous internal and external grants for his research projects.