Hip-Hop civics : connected learning in the rap classroom / Jabari M. Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naledge, author.

Series:

Music and social justice

Music and Social Justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culturally relevant pedagogy--United States.

Culturally relevant pedagogy.

Hip-hop--Social aspects--United States.

Hip-hop.

African American youth--Education.

African American youth.

African American youth--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Path to Open

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2025.

Summary:

In Hip-Hop Civics, Jabari Evans demonstrates how Hip-Hop can be deployed in revamping formal civic education for Black and Brown youth. Based on an original ethnographic study of a Hip-Hop-based education program, the Songwriting and Production Program (SWP), administered by the Foundation of Music in two of Chicago's lowest performing public schools, Evans argues that Hip-Hop culture is central to students' lives and can be used as a vehicle for students to engage in civic practices and extract critical lessons about mainstream media, relational currency, identity development, and race/racism within the classroom. Through a compelling exploration of the SWP program, Evans contends that Hip-Hop should be part of formal education spaces and instruction, a conclusion he reaches through his understanding of how Hip-Hop impacted his own life, and by witnessing students discuss, write, and produce Hip-Hop music as part of the SWP program.

Notes:

Title from online title page (viewed on February 21, 2025).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-199) and index.

ISBN:

9780472221981

0472221981

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.