Skip to content
Home/ Hip-Hop Civics: Connected Learning in the Rap Classroom
Hip-Hop Civics: Connected Learning in the Rap Classroom

Hip-Hop Civics: Connected Learning in the Rap Classroom

No customer reviews yet ISBN 9780472057177 University of Michigan Press

In Hip-Hop Civics, Jabari Evans demonstrates how Hip-Hop can be deployed in revamping formal civic education for Black and Brown youth. Based on an original ethnographic study of a Hip-Hop-based education program, the Songwriting and Production Program (SWP) administered by the Foundation of Music in two of Chicago's lowest performing public schools, Evans argues that Hip-Hop culture is central to students' lives and can be used as a vehicle for students to engage in civic practices and extract critical lessons about mainstream media, relational currency, identity development, and race/racism within the classroom. Through a compelling exploration of the SWP program, Evans contends that Hip-Hop should be part of formal education spaces and instruction, a conclusion he reaches through his understanding of how Hip-Hop impacted his own life, and by witnessing students discuss, write, and produce Hip-Hop music as part of the SWP program.

About the author

Product details

BrandUniversity of Michigan Press
Pub dateJan 22, 2025
ISBN-100472057170
ISBN-139780472057177
Paperback220.0 pages
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions9 × 0.6 × 6 in
Weight1 lb
Last updated 2026-03-23 12:09
$40.67
In stock soon — order now to reserve your copy
Delivery by Monday, September 14, 2026
Qty
Sign in to Add to Saved list
Free delivery on orders over $35.
15-day returns. Any reason.
Secure checkout. We never store card details.

Readers who bought this also bought

More from Instruction & Study - Composition
See all