Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity

Name: Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity
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ISBN: 9780807749609

ISBN-10: 0807749605

ISBN-13: 9780807749609

Edition: 2009 (Revised)

Authors: Marc Lamont Hill, Lesley Koplow

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Marc Lamont Hill shares his experience teaching a hip-hop centered English literature course in a Philadelphia high school where rap music, turntablism, breakdancing, graffiti culture, and other aspects of hip-hop were incorporated into the curriculum. Drawing on that experience and on his academic work on youth culture, identity, and educational processes, Hill offers a compelling case for the power of hip-hop, not just in driving up attendance and test performance, but in helping students forge their identities in an educational setting. For over a decade, educators have looked to capitalize on the appeal of hip-hop culture, sampling its language, techniques, and styles as a way of…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 4/23/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.20" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English