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The Fifth Element

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The Fifth Element

Social Justice Pedagogy through Spoken Word Poetry

Crystal Leigh EndsleySeries: SUNY series, Praxis: Theory in Action

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184

Year

2015

Language

English

State University of New York Press

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Explores spoken word poetry as a tool for social justice, critical feminist pedagogy, and new ways of teaching.

The writing and performance of spoken word poetry can create moments of productive critical engagement. In The Fifth Element, Crystal Leigh Endsley charts her experience of working with a dynamic and diverse group of college students, who are also emerging artists, to explore the connection between spoken word and social responsibility. She considers how themes of activism, identity, and love intersect with the lived experiences of these students and how they use spoken word to negotiate resistance and to navigate through life. Endsley also examines the local and transnational communities where performances took place to shed light on concepts of social responsibility and knowledge production.

Related Subjects

Multicultural Education
Education
Adult Nonfiction
Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
African American & Black Studies
Cultural & Ethnic Studies
Social Science

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SeriesSUNY series, Praxis: Theory in Action

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Crystal Leigh EndsleyAuthor