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In 1861, in the second issue of his new journal Vremia, Dostoevsky published an article entitled "Mr. bov and the Question of Art." In it he attacks the utilitarian aesthetics of the radical literary critic N. A. Dobroliubov (1836-61); at the same time he sets forth the fundamentals of his own idealist aesthetic. Dostoevsky's article is his first major critique of the utilitarian and materialist outlook of the radical democrats led by N. G. Chernyshevsky (1828-89) and Dobroliubov. It anticipates his later polemic with the radicals in Notes from theUnderground (1864). The problem of freedom, significantly, is in the foreground of both works. The insistence on freedom in artistic creation is the central motif of "Mr. Dobroliubov and the Question of Art." It is to this problem that we wish to direct principal attention.

This article presents the findings of a qualitative study of the effects of an innovative arts project on incarcerated female juvenile offenders. In this project, a professional artist engages and guides the detainees in the creation of individual and collaborative artistic works. The works of art are produced for museum display to enhance the development of the young women's self-identity and to draw public attention to the incarceration of young women in the juvenile justice system. The findings of this study are corroborated and supported by relational-cultural and self-efficacy theoretical perspectives.

This article explores the congruence between poetry therapy and the
strengths perspective of social work. It demonstrates the ways in which poetry therapy
is consistent with the strengths perspective and discusses methods for its utilization
in direct practice settings. Case examples are provided to help the practitioner
learn how to utilize poetry therapy with clients from diverse backgrounds. As a tool
in strengths-based practice, poetry and poetry therapy can help empower clients and
help to focus practitioners on clients' capacities and resilencies. This article seeks to
expand upon the growing literature of strengths-based social work, addressing how
the theory can be applied to clinical practice situations.