Abstract

In the disruptive era the introduction of a new subject is welcome to pursue a better outcome. This article describes the strength of Anthropology of Art and Culture Education as a new subject in triggering creative learning. This subject is influenced by its contact with the social sciences and changes in society's view of learning. This study tries to reveal (1) How this new subject is implemented to trigger creative learning? and (2) How is this new subject getting influence from the social sciences, thereby changing people's views on creative learning? This study employed a longitudinal qualitative research method for three years, 2018-2021. The subjects were postgraduate students of Art and Culture Education Department, the State University of Surabaya. The data was collected through offline observation within 2018-2019 and online meeting during pandemic in 2020. The results showed that the introduction of the new subject, Anthropology of Art and Culture Education, brings somewhat promising trend. This subject becomes an arena for exploration and brainstorming in interdisciplinary studies. Furthermore, in social sciences, Sociology, for an instance, the new subject has an influence on changing people's views through creative learning.

Keywords: Strengthening, Anthropology of Art and Culture Education, Creative Learning