Breakbeat Pedagogy: Hip Hop And Spoken Word Beyond The Classroom Walls (Counterpoints)

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.

• | Author: Brian Mooney, Christopher Emdin
• | Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• | Publication Date: Aug 30, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 150 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1433133245
• | ISBN-13: 9781433133244