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Book SynopsisIn what ways can teachers build on youth culture to improve learning opportunities in the classroom?
In this fascinating and highly readable collection, Korina M. Jocson brings together more than two dozen scholars, artists, educators, and youth workers to illustrate how nondominant youth can be engaged through various social justice arts projects.
These projects range not only in type (media, digital art, playwriting, and hip-hop) but also location (California, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Cuba, and Australia, among others) to reflect the wide range of possibilities for tapping into contemporary youth culture.
The projects described are part of an emerging field that examines the benefits of youth participation in literary, digital media, and civics-related projects within schools and in a variety of informal environments.
Trade ReviewIn Cultural Transformations, Jocson and her colleagues have created a truly invaluable resource. In these chapters, readers will learn that there is a broad array of cultural resources, typically located outside of school, that can be drawn upon to tap into the interests and passions of their students.”—Pedro A. Noguera, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, New York University
Table of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction: Cultural Transformations 1
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“Barely Audible”: A Remix of Poetry and Video as Pedagogical Practice 13
Korina M. Jocson, with Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi 2
Life Is Living: An Arts Festival Focused on Healing, Community Collaboration, and the Creative Ecosystem 33
Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Brett Cook 3
“I Am That Character”: Playmaking and Listening to Voices of Formerly Incarcerated Youth 53
Maisha T. Winn 4
Representing Self Through Media: Supporting Transitions to College with Digital Self-Representations 79
Michelle B. Bass and Erica Rosenfeld Halverson 5
Imaging and Reimaging Internships: Immigrant Youth, Community-Based Research, and Cultural Transformation 97
Lisa (Leigh) Patel and Alexander Gurn, with Melissa Dodd, Sung-Joon Pai, Vanessa Norvilus, Eun Jeong Yang, and Roci´o Sanchez Ares 6
Pedagogies of Race: Teaching Black Male Youth to Navigate Racism in Schools 115
Na’ilah Suad Nasir, Alea Holman, Maxine McKinney deRoyston, and Kihana Miraya Ross 7
“It Is Best to Know Who You Are Through Your Culture”: Transformative Educational Possibilities for Native American Youth 139
Tiffany S. Lee and Nancy Lo´pez 8
In the MAC: Creating Safe Spaces for Transgender Youth of Color 165
Ed Brockenbrough and Toma´s Boatwright 9
En Mi Barrio: Building on Cuban Youth Culture, Hip-Hop, and Reggaeto´n 183
Ezekiel Dixon-Roma´n and Wilfredo Gomez 10
Documenting Youth Engagement with Digital Music Production in Australia 203
Andy Brader and Allan LukeAfterword: Shirley Brice Heath 227
Notes 233 Acknowledgments 253
About the Editor 257
About the Contributors 259
Index 267
