Ricardo Marquez
Professor Amanda Reyes
English 105
3/22/16
Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity
Teachers College Press. 1234 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 800-575-6566; Fax: 802-864-7626; e-mail: tcp.orders@aidcvt.com; Web site: http://www.tcpress.com
For over a few years educators have attempted to capitalize on the appeal of hip-hop culture, sampling its language, techniques, and styles as a way of reaching out to students. In this book Mr. Hill how a serious engagement with hip-hop culture can affect classroom life in extraordinary ways.Based on his experience teaching a hip-hop-centered English literature course and drawing from a range of theories on youth culture, identity, and educational processes.He offers a case for the the power of hip-hop in the classroom.In addition to driving up attendance and test performance, he shows Hip-Hop based on educational settings enable students & teachers to renegotiate their classroom identities.
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