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Read, Write, Rhyme Institute describes how individuals participating in the Read, Write, Rhyme Institute examine today's youth, hip-hop, and social responsibility. The institute provides a forum to engage in hip-hop Discourse (with a capital D) that includes a worldview and ways of doing, being, and knowing that are used in rap music, graffiti, spoken word poetry, and daily conversation. This book seeks to capitalize on the diversity within the hip-hop community by including successful individuals that grew up not only listening to hip-hop but also living it. Participants include educators, entertainers, and entrepreneurs.
Table des matières
Introduction - Defining Hip-Hop - Members of the Hip-Hop Community - Viewing Hip-Hop through a Social, Economic, and Political Lens - Technology's Influence on Hip-Hop Music - Women in Hip-Hop - Hip-Hop and Education.
A propos de l'auteur
Crystal LaVoulle, Ph.D., earned her doctorate in teaching and learning from Georgia State University and is Executive Director of the LaVoulle Group, an international educational consulting group. Dr. LaVoulle provides teachers with tools to bridge the gap between students¿ current performance and their academic potential.
Commentaire
"Crystal LaVoulle has produced an incredibly thoughtful, sophisticated, and well-crafted explo-ration of the intersection of hip-hop, education, and cultural studies. The scope and depth of this study will impress scholars of hip-hop, as well as aficionados of the art. It is a welcome addition to a robust body of hip-hop scholarship." Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar, Professor of History and Director of the Center for the Study of Popular Music, University of Connecticut
