Full Description
The first volume of #HipHopEd: The Compilation on Hip-hop Education brings together veteran and emerging scholars, practitioners and students from a variety of fields to share their research and experiences as it relates to the use of hip-hop in educational spaces. This text extends the current literature on hip-hop and education and focuses on the philosophy of hip-hop and education, the impact that hip-hop culture has on the identity of educators, and the use of hip-hop to inform mental health practices. Through their personal and practical experiences, authors of this text will spark new and creative uses of hip-hop culture in educational spaces.
Contents
Foreword: Bringin' It xi
Shirley R. Steinberg
Acknowledgements xiii
Notes on Contributors xiv
Introduction 1
Christopher Emdin
Part 1
Our Philosophy as Pedagogy
Introduction to Part 1: Philosophy as Pedagogy 17
Christopher Emdin and Timothy Jones
1 From Big Homie the O.G., to GLB: Hip-Hop and the Reinvention of a Pedagogue 21
Gloria Ladson-Billings
2 Toward a Critical Hip-Hop Pedagogy for Teacher Education 27
Courtney Rose
3 Knowledge Reigns Supreme: The Fifth Element, Hip-Hop Critical Pedagogy & Community 38
Bettina L. Love
Part 2
Performance as Pedagogy
Introduction to Part 2: Performance as Pedagogy 49
Edmund Adjapong
4 Toward the Development of Science Geniuses 53
Edmund Adjapong
5 Learning alongside My Students through the Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S. Program 60
Tara Ware
6 The Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S.: The Toronto Experience 66
Tina Khan
7 The Youth Perspective: My Experience as a Science Genius 74
Elicia Estime
Part 3
The Intersection of Hip-Hop Culture & Identity
Introduction to Part 3: The Intersection of Hip-Hop Culture & Identity Considering Culture and Identity 85
Christopher Emdin and Edmund Adjapong
8 The Art of Teaching Using Hip-Hop 89
Matthew R. Morris
9 Hip-Hop Education: A Perspective of the Culture through the Eyes of a High School Teacher 97
Kai Jones
10 The "Northern Touch": Using Hip-Hop Education to Interrupt Notions of Nationhood and Belonging 105
Francesca D'Amico-Cuthbert
11 Rust Belt to Hip-Hop: Development of an Emancipatory Science Knowledge of Self 113
Jeremy Heyman
12 In Search of Power and Identity: A Hip-Hop Autobiography 122
Lauren Leigh Kelly
Part 4
Addressing Mental Health through Hip-Hop Education
Introduction to Part 4: Addressing Mental Health through Hip-Hop Education 135
Christopher Emdin and Ian P. Levy
13 Hop Saved My Life: Addressing Mental Health Needs and Suicide Rates of African American Male Youth 139
Cassandra Ogbevire
14 "Turn Down for What?": A Critical Examination of Black Youth Alcohol Consumption and the Influence of Hip-Hop Media 147
Melvin Williams
15 Why the Ed in #HipHopEd Is Not Enough: How Social Workers & Educators Can Change the Game 158
Raphael Travis Jr. and Joshua Childs
16 Aligning Community Defined Practice with Evidence Based Group Counseling: The Hip-Hop Cypher as Group Counseling 170
Ian P. Levy
