Course Description
Examination of the pedagogical impact, value, and challenges of Hip Hop education. The class will examine Hip Hop pedagogy across various disciplines, school populations, and communities.
Athena Title
Hip Hop Pedagogy
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ETAP 7600E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will: 1. Trace the origins of Hip Hop and Hip Hop education 2. Identify theoretical frameworks that situate Hip Hop within the field of education 3. Read, discuss, and reflect on key research being conducted with youth and Hip Hop education around the globe 4. Learn how to embed Hip Hop within core content areas and common core standards 5. Learn how Hip Hop education promotes social, political, and culture agency beyond the classroom
Topical Outline
1. History of Hip Hop 2. Hip Hop education (Past, Present, and Future) 3. Hip Hop critical literacies 4. Social, cultural, and political identities constructed through Hip Hop 5. Spoken word 6. Hip Hop critical pedagogy 7. Performance Art 8. Hip Hop and urban science education 9. English Education and Hip Hop for social justice 10. Critical language awareness for socially marginalized and linguistically profiled populations 11. Democratic education 12. Art of storytelling 13. Qualitative researching and Hip Hop education