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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461567303321

Autore

Low Bronwen E

Titolo

Slam school [[electronic resource] ] : learning through conflict in the hip-hop and spoken word classroom / / Bronwen E. Low

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-8047-7753-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Disciplina

428.0071/2

Soggetti

Language arts (Secondary) - Social aspects - United States

Performance poetry - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States

Education, Secondary - Curricula - United States

Multicultural education - United States

Intergroup relations - United States

Critical pedagogy - United States

Educational anthropology - United States

Hip-hop - United States - Influence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Toward a critical hip-hop and spoken word pedagogy -- "Keepin' it real" : 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 -- Making sense out of worlds that are different : 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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 boo