ARTISTIC AND AESTHETIC LITERACY: ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT

UDC 37.036
DOI: 10.36871/hon.202303016

Authors

Svetlana I. Kolbysheva,
Olga G. Pishchik,
National Institute of Education, Minsk, 220004, Republic of Belarus

Abstract

The article deals with the development of the concept of artistic and aesthetic literacy. The authors distinguish the types of functional literacy associated with the aesthetic sphere of the universe (culture in general, culture of an individual, education), and analyze the concept of “cultural literacy”. At the same time, viewing cultural literacy as metaliteracy within the framework of the modern anthropocentric paradigm, the authors propose to consider aesthetic (artistic and aesthetic) literacy as one of its components. The authors perceive “literacy” related to certain arts (visual arts, music, choreography, theatre, etc.) as local components of functional literacy in the field of art pedagogy. The analysis of approaches to understanding the structure and content of aesthetic literacy proposed by domestic and foreign researchers, including within the framework of international studies, shows that human interaction with the sphere of art is not limited in everyday life to any one type of art. The authors conclude that the content of artistic and aesthetic literacy, formed in the process of students’ interaction with art as a component of culture, is characterized by complexity, breadth of content, focus on effective adaptation and socialization of students in modern conditions, aestheticization of living and educational space.

Keywords

functional literacy, structure of functional literacy, minimum field of functional literacy, cultural literacy, aesthetic (artistic and aesthetic) literacy, components of aesthetic literacy