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November, 1st, 2008
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Reconstructivist Art:

Other Uses of the Term "Reconstructivist"

by Chris Sunami



The most influential use of the term "reconstructivist" was pioneered by the revolutionary educator Paulo Friere. Although the two terms (Friere’s, and the one in use here) were coined independently, they are related, in as much as reconstructivist education involves breaking down oppressive or obsolete beliefs and structures, and then rebuilding towards a new and better society.

The use of the term "reconstructivist" here has no relationship, however, either to the art movement known as "Medieval Reconstructivism" or to the religious movement known as "Christian Reconstructionism".

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