ABSTRACT

Critical communication pedagogies in universities are important because they teach students how communication processes produce social difference and social justice activism. To keep these pedagogical aims relevant to younger generations and promote open instructional practices, the pedagogies can benefit from an injection of culturally responsive approaches that engage college students today. This article reflects on the fusion of ‘critical hip hop pedagogy’ into my own communication teaching praxis through a course I developed, ‘Hip Hop Culture, Communication, and Social Change.’ I examine four core objectives that critical hip hop pedagogy fosters in educational spaces. These include challenging traditional white supremacist paradigms, grounding an intersectional analysis of identities and oppression, focusing on local capacity building and empowerment, and the use of trans-disciplinary scholarship and media. I conclude with ten teaching tenets that would strengthen the integration of critical hip hop pedagogy into communication education spaces.

摘要

大学中的批判性交流教学法很重要，因为它们教会学生交流过程如何产生社会差异和社会正义行动。为了使这些教学目标与年轻一代保持相关并促进开放的教学实践，教学法可以从注入当今大学生参与的文化响应方法中受益。本文通过我开发的“嘻哈文化、传播和社会变革”课程，反映了“批判性嘻哈教学法”与我自己的传播教学实践的融合。我研究了批判性嘻哈教学法在教育空间中培养的四个核心目标。这些包括挑战传统的白人至上主义范式，基于身份和压迫的交叉分析，侧重于地方能力建设和赋权，以及跨学科学术和媒体的使用。我总结了十个教学原则，这些原则将加强批判性嘻哈教育学与传播教育空间的整合。