ERIC Number: EJ1347692
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Oct
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-7879
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Hip-Hop History: A Course for Change
Ring, Sean; Cristol, Dean
International Journal of Educational Reform, v31 n4 p363-377 Oct 2022
Hip-Hop History exposes inequities within the social studies curriculum and the challenges facing those who seek to change it. In this article, we share the process for creating a new social studies course in a suburban high school in central Ohio, the need for the course, and the resources created to assist in its adoption. The article argues for the theoretical need for change in the social studies curriculum. Using Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Hip-Hop Pedagogies, we use Hip-Hop as a medium to shift the lens through which events are viewed. We use this course as an attempt to deconstruct the white, male, privileged version of American history and provide space for voices previously silenced by the dominant narratives. The article also outlines the many challenges educators and local school boards encounter trying to make such changes in current bureaucratic systems designed to perpetuate those narratives.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Studies, Secondary School Curriculum, Critical Race Theory, Whites, Males, Racism, African Americans, Black Studies, African American History, African American Culture, African American Literature, Music
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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