Fifth Element - Social Justice Pedagogy Through Spoken Word Poetry

Informationen zum Autor Crystal Leigh Endsley is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. Klappentext The writing and performance of spoken word poetry can create moments of productive critical engagement. In The Fifth Element, Crystal Leigh Endsley charts her experience of working with a dynamic and diverse group of college students, who are also emerging artists, to explore the connection between spoken word and social responsibility. She considers how themes of activism, identity, and love intersect with the lived experiences of these students and how they use spoken word to negotiate resistance and to navigate through life. Endsley also examines the local and transnational communities where performances took place to shed light on concepts of social responsibility and knowledge production.

Product details

• Authors: Crystal Leigh Endsley
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2016
• EAN: 9781438459851
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-5985-1
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Suny Series, Praxis: Theory in; Suny Series, Praxis: Theory in; SUNY series, Praxis: Theory in Action
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work