Hip Hop Pedagogy
Dr. Chris Deason’s Hip Hop Pedagogy Part I (cdeason123@gmail.com)
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Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity $14.99 ”Hill’s book is a beautifully written reminder that the achievement gaps that students experience may be more accurately characterized as cultural gaps–between them and their teachers (and the larger society). This is a book that helps us see the power and potential of pedagogy. It is not merely what Hill decides to teach that matters. It is also how he teaches it that connects with the students… |
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Black Girlhood Celebration (Mediated Youth) $31.15 This book passionately illustrates why the celebration of Black girlhood is essential. Based on the principles and practices of a Black girl-centered program, it examines how performances of everyday Black girlhood are mediated by popular culture, personal truths, and lived experiences, and how the discussion and critique of these factors can be a great asset in the celebration of Black girls. Dra… |
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Slam School: Learning Through Conflict in the Hip-Hop and Spoken Word Classroom $14.55 Mainstream rap’s seductive blend of sexuality, violence, and bravado hardly seems the stuff of school curricula. And chances are good that the progressive and revolutionary “underground” hip-hop of artists such as The Roots or Mos Def is not on the playlists of most high-school students. That said, hip-hop culture remains a profound influence on contemporary urban youth culture and a growing numbe… |