http://blog.art21.org/2012/03/21/comfort-the-disturbed-disturb-the-comfortable/ The Official Blog of Art21, Inc. and the <i>Art in the Twenty-First Century</i> PBS series Fri, 17 May 2013 17:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.art21.org/2012/03/21/comfort-the-disturbed-disturb-the-comfortable/comment-page-1/#comment-44431 Kelsey Elisabeth Nelson Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:48:04 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/?p=59892#comment-44431 Thanks for your response, Dorothy! I agree that everyone engaged in dialogue needs to be a willing participant for collaborative meaning-making to occur. I think in guided tours, this involves a two-step process: creating a safe environment that makes participants feel comfortable sharing their personal ideas and opinions, and then giving them the tools — the information or questions or encouragement — so that they can risk venturing outside of that safe space. I actually see it happen a lot during face-to-face interactions between educators and visitors. I wonder if there are ways for museums to replicate this process on a larger scale, or for visitors who don’t participate in programs. Thanks again for your comment!

]]> http://blog.art21.org/2012/03/21/comfort-the-disturbed-disturb-the-comfortable/comment-page-1/#comment-44271 Dorothy Santos Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:49:43 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/?p=59892#comment-44271 Dialogue involves reciprocity as well. When I think of dialogue, I imagine that the other person or group of people engaging in this act are willing participants. The question that comes up for me is how can you turn both the disturbed and comfortable into participants. Dialogue definitely has the power to “comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable” but accessibility to content is yet another aspect of engagement. I hope this all makes sense. Great write-up and questions and really excited about following Open Enrollment closely since I will be in grad school this coming Fall. This is an amazing resource. Again, great piece!!

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