EDUC 12SC Hip Hop as a Universal Language


H. Samy Alim School of Education


his seminar-cipher considers the prospect of “Hip Hop as a Universal Language.” Hip Hop Culture has captured the minds of youth “all around the world, from Japan to Amsterdam” (like the homie Kurupt says), shaping youth identities, styles, attitudes, languages, fashions, and both physical and political stances. The field of global Hip Hop studies has emerged as scholars around the world grapple with what is arguably the most profound cultural, musical, and linguistic youth movement of the early 21st century.


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Participants in this seminar-cipher will be engaged in critical discussions around a particular constellation of concerns: Hip Hop Cultures, youth identities, the politics of language, race, and ethnicity, and the simultaneous processes of globalization and localization. Through the examination of various texts (scholarly readings, documentary films, guest speakers and artists), we span the Global Hip Hop Nation – through scenes as diverse as Hong Kong’s urban center, Germany’s Mannheim inner-city district of Weststadt, the Brazilian favelas, the streets of Lagos and Dar es Salaam, and the hoods of the San Francisco Bay Area – to explore Hip Hop’s global linguistic flows.


H. Samy Alim


is Director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts. He writes about Hip Hop Culture extensively in Roc the Mic Right (Routledge, 2006) and Global Linguistic Flows (Routledge, 2009). Alim has lectured on Global Hip Hop Cultures throughout Europe, the Middle East, and the US. More


EDUC 13SC Language, Identity, and the Power of Public Discourse


Bryan Brown School of Education


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ave you ever engaged in a conversation with someone who sounds different than you expect? This course


explores instances like those that highlight the interaction between language and identity and its implications for learning. The theme of language and identity emerges as significant because of the subtle yet powerful impact it has on our cultural interactions. We have an inherent expectation of how we expect people to communicate. Yet, do these expectations interfere with teaching and learning practices? Many individuals take seminars and classes that focus on teaching professional modes of communication and discourse. This course will offer a detailed examination of scholarship that investigates the power of the subtle messages embedded in language. In addition, to gain a sense of the power of these interactions in practice, we will engage in the following research activities: (a) Participants will engage in school site visits to examine these interactions in practice; (b) Participants will engage in critical interviews of broadcasters at a local television station to discuss the role of language and identity in their presentation; and (c) We will visit a recording studio to discuss the role of language and identity with local hip-hop producers and artists.


Bryan A. Brown


is an Associate Professor of education. His research focuses on the relationship between students’ language practices and identities and classroom learning. Dr. Brown’s research examines how language is a critical mediator of learning that must be understood in an effort to improve classroom teaching and learning. More


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