{"product_id":"9781770866997","title":"The Compassionate Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilt on fifty years of experience observing the growth of Canadian culture, \u003ci\u003eThe Compassionate Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical reimagining of the role of art and culture in contemporary democracy. It proposes a new Canadian Cultural Contract that re-humanizes our way of living together by tapping into our instincts for generosity and compassion that find their expression in art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the 1980s, the arts were deemed unimportant to the creation of an educated workforce. Reflecting a broadly-held political view that in a market-based economy the arts were “a frill”, they were displaced by what were deemed “necessary” courses — Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut with the COVID-19 pandemic moving into our rearview mirrors, what kind of Canada might we make if we were to place art and culture at the heart of our mutual decision-making, return the arts to a central position in our education system — S.T.E.A.M. rather than S.T.E.M. — and ensure that all Canadians have access to our wealth of artistic practice and imaginative product?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Max Wyman (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Cormorant Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-08-26","offer_id":44150892822783,"sku":"9781770866997","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_86ffa13c-bb3c-4974-a9f1-bbee5761639a.jpg?v=1700743254","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781770866997","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}