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For broader education, the play’s the thing

In a new book pub­lished this summer, “Artistic Lit­eracy: The­atre Studies and a Con­tem­po­rary Lib­eral Edu­ca­tion,” asso­ciate pro­fessor Nancy Kindelan in the Col­lege of Arts, Media and Design makes the case for an increased role for the­atre and the arts in under­grad­uate edu­ca­tion. We asked Kindelan about her book, the result of more than 12 years of research and writing. You describe your book as a “call to action” for arts educators to play a stronger role in the development of undergraduate college curriculums. Why is this so important now? …
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