Breakbeat Pedagogy: Hip Hop and Spoken Word Beyond the Classroom Walls

by Brian Mooney

Overview

Breakbeat Pedagogy provides a groundbreaking framework for the inclusion of hip-hop culture in schools.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433133251
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	09/02/2016
Series:	Counterpoints: Studies in Criticality , #512
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x (d)

About the Author

Brian Mooney is an educator, scholar, and poet who explores the intersections of hip-hop, spoken word poetry, literacy, and urban education. Brian holds a bachelor’s degree from New York University and a master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, where he is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in English Education. His work has been featured by national news outlets including The New York Times, NBC, Rolling Stone, NPR, SiriusXM, MTV and others.

Table of Contents

Foreword – Shout Outs – The Audacity of Breaking – A Nuyo Love – Breakin’ It Down – Word Up! – Breakbeat Pedagogy – Writing as Breaking – Reading as Breaking – Speaking as Breaking – Pimping Butterflies and Teaching Stars – Future Breaks Appendixes – About the Author