Slam School Learning Through Conflict in the Hip-Hop and Spoken Word Classroom

Name: Slam School Learning Through Conflict in the Hip-Hop and Spoken Word Classroom
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ISBN: 9780804763660

ISBN-10: 0804763666

ISBN-13: 9780804763660

Edition: 2011

Authors: Bronwen Low

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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 number of teachers are developing strategies for integrating it into their classrooms. While most of these are hip-hop generation members who cannot imagine leaving the culture at the door, this book tells the story a white teacher who stepped outside his comfort zone into the rich and messy realm of…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 3/22/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



Preface



Toward a Critical Hip-Hop and Spoken Word Pedagogy



ï¿½Keepin' It Realï¿½: The Discourse of Authenticity and the Challenge for Hip-Hop Pedagogies



The Tale of the Talent Night Rap: Black Popular Culture in Schools and the Challenge of Interpretation



ï¿½Making Sense Out of Worlds that Are Differentï¿½: Race and Hip-Hop Pedagogies



Niggaz, Bitches, and Hoes: Hip-Hop Nation Language as Limit-Case for Education



Pedagogic Futures for Hip-Hop and Spoken Word


Notes


Bibliography


Index