As American culture evolves, so must the system that educates and develops its youth. Since the 1970’s Hip Hop has sparked social, cultural, and political change beginning with urban communities and expanding into the mainstream. Now as an undeniable influence that shapes the voice and identity of new generations, researcher and educator Dr. Bettina Love (Univeristy of Gerogia) is
exploring how Hip Hop can not only transform the classroom and methods for educating youth, but also be a catalyst for social justice.'
Join us this Thursday, March 24 at 7:00 PM in Information Technologies Building (ITE), Room C-80 for an experience with Dr. Love featuring a live DJ and student performances. If you believe in the movement, be there to connect and support taking it to a new level.
Bettina L. Love is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Theory & Practice at the University of Georgia. Her research focuses on the ways in which urban youth negotiate Hip Hop music and culture to form social, cultural, and political identities. A continuing thread of her scholarship involves exploring new ways of thinking about urban education and culturally relevant pedagogical approaches for urban learners. More specifically, she is interested in transforming urban classrooms through the use of
non-traditional educational curricula (e.g., Hip Hop pedagogy, media literacy, Hip Hop feminism, and
popular culture). She is the author of Hip Hop’s Li’l Sistas Speak: Negotiating Hip Hop Identities and Politics in
the New South (Peter Lang, 2012).
This event is co-sponsored by the UConn Hip Hop Collective, the Neag School of Education, and Theta Delta Sigma Society, Inc.
"THE LEARNING PROCESS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN INCITE, LITERALLY INCITE, LIKE A RIOT"
For more information, contact: UConn Hip Hop Collective at jasmine.alexander-brookings@uconn.edu