The Grounded Aesthetics in Everyday Lives: Theater as a site for critical pedagogy

Abstract

Aesthetic culture refers to a wide range of meanings, events, and practices-which do not merely occur through literature, art and music which is simply one modal formation of culture. Thus, this paper focuses on the possible formation of grounded aesthetic practice in educational field. In particular, this paper will use the concept of theater as an example to discuss the relationship among grounded aesthetic, critical pedagogy and practice in everyday lives. Through the theater, we might witness the possibility of the structural interplay of socio-cultural orders and political practices. Thus, in the theater, audiences constantly debate and analyze the relevant issues. In other words, this is the process of empowerment and aesthetic practice which strongly link to the realm of everyday experience.