Breakbeat Pedagogy

Hip Hop and Spoken Word Beyond the Classroom Walls

von Brian Mooney

150 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Breakbeat Pedagogy provides a groundbreaking framework for the inclusion of hip-hop culture in schools. Looking beyond the previous model of hip-hop-based education, Brian Mooney argues for school-wide hip-hop events, such as poetry slams, as the ideal site for students to engage in the elements of hip-hop culture. Working from the perspective of a classroom teacher, the author reflects on the story of Word Up!, a hip-hop and spoken word poetry event that began with students in a New Jersey high school. He makes the case for a pedagogy with the potential to transform urban schools and the way we think about them. This is essential reading for any teacher committed to social justice and culturally relevant education.

• Reihe: Counterpoints
• ISBN: 9781433133251
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 02.09.2016
• Genre: Pädagogik
• Verlag: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York