Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life - Hip-hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity (Hardcover)

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 reaching out to students. But beyond a fashionable hipness, what does hip-hop have to offer our schools? Marc Lamont Hill shows, in this revelatory new book, it is the opportunity to affect students' lives in extraordinary ways.

General

Imprint:	Teachers College Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2009
First published:	February 2009
Authors:	Marc Lamont Hill
Dimensions:	226 x 157 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-8077-4961-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching skills & techniques Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Rap & hip-hop Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Rap & hip-hop
LSN:	0-8077-4961-3
Barcode:	9780807749616

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