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Education in a Hip-Hop Nation: Our Identity, Politics & Pedagogy University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Open Access Dissertations 5-13-2011 Education in a Hip-Hop Nation: Our Identity, Politics & Pedagogy Marcella Runell Hall University of Massachusetts Amherst, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Hall, Marcella Runell, "Education in a Hip-Hop Nation: Our Identity, Politics & Pedagogy" (2011). Open Access Dissertations. 391. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/391 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Open Access Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact [email protected]. EDUCATION IN A HIP-HOP NATION: OUR IDENTITY, POLITICS & PEDAGOGY A Dissertation Presented by MARCELLA RUNELL HALL Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2011 Social Justice Education © Copyright by Marcella Runell Hall 2011 All Rights Reserved EDUCATION IN A HIP-HOP NATION: OUR IDENTITY, POLITICS & PEDAGOGY A Dissertation Presented by MARCELLA RUNELL HALL Approved as to style and content by: ____________________________________ K.C. Nat Turner, Chair ____________________________________ Barbara Love, Member ____________________________________ Priscilla Page, Member __________________________________________ Christine B. McCormick School of Education DEDICATION To the family I lost along the way, thank you for your support on this journey and for your inspiration and personal contributions to social justice education: Anne Waldron (my oldest sister friend), Julius Ford (my C.S. brother), Glynnis Green (my “God” mother) and Mary Kelley (my grandmother) R.I.P. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I started this journey moving to Amherst as a single woman from NYC, and am closing this chapter as a happily married mama (back in NYC)! Thank you to Dave and Aaliyah for giving me so much love and support; you have made this journey complete and I am in awe every day that I get to share my life with both of you. To Eden: You are our angel; beautiful inside and out. Thank you for loving Aaliyah and taking such good care of her so that I could concentrate on writing. While the actual task of writing a dissertation is quite solitary, it truly does take a village to complete a dissertation process and I could not have gotten to this point without the love and support of so many friends, family, students and colleagues along the way… First, I am thankful to all of my committee members and readers: Bailey Jackson, Preston Smith, Kersha Smith, Nitasha Sharma, Sonja Foss, Bill Waters, Marc Lamont Hill, Natasha Gordon-Chipembere & Priscilla Page-and special thanks to my advisor Barbara Love, and my chair, Nat Turner. I am also grateful to the Social Justice Education Program and the community of scholars/friends who I was able to work and learn from in Amherst; what a unique and loving place to learn and grow: Maurianne Adams, Ximena Zuniga, Katja Hahn, Carlos McBride, Eric Hamako, Tanya Williams, Stephanie Burrell, Teeomm Williams, Jacqui Pinn, Mounira Morris, Shelly Perdomo, Sid Ferreira, Chase Catalano, Linda Guthrie, Gail Gray, Gretchen Rossman, Chris Hughbanks, Tyson Rose, Keri DeJong, Davey Shlasko, Tiana Carasquillo, Herman Shelton, Debora Ferreira, Lisa Giddens, Dre Domingue and of course my cultural shock comrades Mike Funk & Rani Varghese (you got next!). v Mary C.: You are the glue that holds the Amherst family together, thank you for welcoming me and bringing me into your “home.” Your kindness, love and guidance are invaluable to so many of us, and I know I couldn’t have done this without you. To my “Success Principles” group: Millicent, Nadine & Barry, we aimed high and we are seeing it come to fruition. To the Hip-Hop Scholars who supported me and this project: Cornel West, Daniel Banks, Dave Stovall, David Kirkland, Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Sarah Montgomery-Glinski, Andrew Landers, Bakari Kitwana, Akil Houston, Jeff Chang, Michael Cirelli, Baba Israel, Tony Muhammed, Unique Fraser, Piper Anderson, Joan Morgan, Elizabeth Mendez-Berry, Priya Parmar, Davey D., Stic Man, M-1, KRS-One, James O’Brien, Tamara Davidson, Jessica Lynne, Felicia Pride, Abe Vasquez, Christina Marin, Joe Schloss, Marc Anthony Neal, Rosa Clemente, Kuttin’ Kandy, Mark Gonzales, Shamako Noble, Daniel Zarazua, DJ Reborn, Tricia Rose, MC Serch, Nicole Duncan-Smith, Pedro Noguera, Rha Goddess, April Silver, Chuck D., Roberto Rivera, Farai Chideya, Chris “Kazi” Rolle, Danye Perry, Ernest Johnson and so many more. I am humbled to be a part of such a game changing community. The doctoras dissertation writing group: Joanne, Ivelys, Vivian & Marit-the countless hours at the Heights Café, Tiny Cup, WSQ Diner, the writing retreats, the free therapy and the fearless camaraderie; I know I could not have made it through without you! This is a lifetime commitment to being the change we want to see in the academy. To all my students: NYU, UMASS, HCC, 210, 392, IGD, FACTS, LOL, Bank Street, vi NCAT, etc. you are the reason for the work. Thank you for your unfiltered honesty and high expectations. Rachel & Sarah: you are APA/copyediting geniuses. Thanks to my family: Dad, Mom, Jason, Lindsey, Uncle Buzz, Laurie, Don, Mom Hall, Dad Hall, Auntie Tine, Aunt Sharyn, Uncle Walter, Danielle, Avery, Mac, Alex, Karyn, Shirelle, Michael, Marcus & Sofia, Uncle Randy, Aunt Juliette, Rev. Green… thank you for supporting me through all the holidays cut short by dissertation business. Keisha: my sister, my twin! What a year this has been and what a journey we have been on. But we did it together, and I am honored to be completing with it you. Love you Dr. Green! My writing partners Elisha, Sofia, Martha & JLove: thank you for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to birth new projects with you, in the form of our books. To my dear sister friends & family: Daniela & Danisha-I am sorry this took so much longer than I thought, but I am back! Michelle V.: I started this journey with you by my side. My Jersey girls: Giselle, Heather, Tara, Patty, Ann, JC, Jill, Diana, Alicia, Shari, Kelly: Thank you for not giving up on me through all my adventures and for supporting me every step of the way… Ella, Jessica, Lisa R., Stana, Claudine, Edwina, Sally, Seble, Nikita, Jakea, Meghan & Violet, Chris, Fran, Juzel, Chelsea, Adeeba, Liza, Todd, my BK, Red Bamboo, Negril, CCC families, thank you for making the time and keeping me in the loop and in prayer. Lisa M., Jamielle, & Felicia-thank you for helping me to fall in love with NYC all over again-best procrastinating I ever done!!! Yolanda: My “wifey” thank you for always helping me to shine. To my NYU colleagues and to everyone who has ever been a part of the “Center” family-you helped to make this happen. Special thanks to Bindi, Tanesha, Laurel, Erica, Adetoro, Diana, Jimmy, Monroe, Celiany, vii Rafael, Rachel, Marc, Nancy, Dennis, Susan, Pat, CSALS, Teboho, Colleen, Joyce and specifically my former and current supervisors Richard Chavolla & Allen McFarlane. Thank you all for your flexibility and patience. Thank you to everyone who came before me and made this possible. I know that I stand on the backs of giants, and I am grateful every day for the opportunity to be here. viii ABSTRACT EDUCATION IN A HIP-HOP NATION: OUR IDENTITY, POLITICS & PEDAGOGY MAY 2011 MARCELLA RUNELL HALL, B.S.W., RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY M.A., NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Ed.D. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Directed by: Professor K.C. Nat Turner Contemporary Hip-Hop scholarship has revealed that Hip-Hop is a racially diverse, youth-driven culture, and is intimately connected to prior and on-going social justice movements (Chang, 2004; Kitwana, 2002). This study explores its Afro-Diasporic and activist origins, as well as the theoretical impact of Hip-Hop culture on the identity and pedagogy of educators belonging to the Hip-Hop generation(s). This qualitative study also examines how Hip-Hop culture impacts educators’ identity, politics and personal pedagogy, while seeking to create a new model of Social Justice Hip-Hop Pedagogy. This study was produced through twenty-three in-depth interviews with influential Hip-Hop educators (Aberbach & Rockman, 2002) from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations. There are currently limited theoretical and conceptual frameworks in the literature supporting the use of Hip-Hop as Social Justice Pedagogy, yet is currently being used in K- 16 educational contexts throughout the United States and abroad (Akom, 2009; Duncan- Andrade & Morrell, 2008). The results of this study reveal the foundational basis consisting of four primary core functions and seven practical tenets, necessary to negotiate and implement a new and innovative model for Social Justice Hip-Hop Pedagogy. ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................................................................................v ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................... ix CHAPTER 1. HIP-HOP & SOCIAL JUSTICE .....................................................................................1 Introduction......................................................................................................................1
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