“Putting a Face on It”: The Trouble with Storytelling for Social Justice in Music Education

• Published in: Philosophy of music education review Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 67 - 87
• Main Author: Hess, Juliet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Indiana University Press 22.03.2021
• Subjects: Advocacy; Bhabha, Homi K; Critical Theory; Educational Change; Minority Group Students; Music Education; Music in education; Music teachers; Race; Racial Bias; Social aspects; Social Bias; Social Justice; Stereotypes; Story Telling; Study and teaching; New York; Canada

Music educators and music education researchers often rely on the use of story when advocating for social change. We may use story to illustrate a need for resources, point to a systemic injustice, illustrate a need for policy change, or identify an exclusion. Allies often utilize stories of oppress...