Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Making Beauty, Making Meaning, Making Community Chapter 2: Rivers and Bridges: Theater in Regional Planning Chapter 3: One New York Rising Together? Arts and Culture in Neighborhood Ecosystems Chapter 4: Sustaining Emergent Culture in Montreal’s Entertainment District Chapter 5: Digital Storytelling in Appalachia: Gathering and Sharing Community Voices and Values Chapter 6: Shaping the Artful City: A Case Study of Urban Economic Reinvention Chapter 7: Community Cultural Development as a Site of Joy, Struggle, and Transformation Chapter 8: A Dialogue on Dance and Community Practice Chapter 9: Assessing Arts-based Social Change Endeavors: Controversies and Complexities Chapter 10: Theater as a Tool for Building Peace and Justice: DAH Teatar and Bond Street Theatre

About the Author

Max Stephenson, Jr. is Professor of Public and International Affairs, School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech, USA, and Director of the Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance. His current research and teaching interests include the arts and community change processes, nongovernmental organizations and international development and peacebuilding.


A. Scott Tate is an educator and community development practitioner. He currently serves as a senior economic development specialist in the Office of Economic Development at Virginia Tech, USA. His community work includes directing or co-directing the Engaging Communities and Campuses national demonstration project and the Virginia Entrepreneur Express Workshop Series.