Knowledge Reigns Supreme The Critical Pedagogy of Hip-Hop Artist KRS-ONE.

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Knowledge Reigns Supreme: The Critical Pedagogy Of Hiphop Artist Krs- One TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: MY PERSONAL STORY CHAPTER 1 THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION: SCHOOLING OR EDUCATION? Cultural Studies Critical Theory Critical Pedagogy Modernism Defining Empowerment The Transformative Curriculum Multiple and Critical Literacies Rap as Cultural Pedagogy Overview CHAPTER 2 AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF HIP HOP Origins of Hip Hop Graffiti Art/Taggin’ Djing/Turntablism MCing/Rhyming Break-dancing/Breakin’ Hip Hop Fashion The Pioneers of Hip Hop culture Rap Music: Moral Panic or Universal Appeal Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone: A Brief Biography of KRS-ONE The “Pedagogy” of an Urban Griot: KRS-ONE KRS-ONE as Teacha, Instructor, and Philosopher CHAPTER 3 AN ANALYSIS OF MC KRS-ONE AND HIS LYRICS: THE CURRICULUM OF POWER AND PRIVILEGE IN RAP MUSIC The Validity of Rap: Inspiring or Demoralizing? Mc’s Versus Rappers The Mainstream Media and the Government Policing the Police Education: Teaching Truths or Myths? Conclusion CHAPTER 4 THE TRANSFORMATIVE CURRICULUM REVISITED Building the Transformative Curriculum: Integrating Critical Media Literacy Implications CHAPTER 5 THE TEACHA SPEAKS! A DIALOGUE WITH KRS-ONE CHAPTER 6 METHODOLOGY: A BRICOLAGE Textual Analysis Rhetorical Criticism Critical Hermeneutics Data Collection Notes References APPENDIX A A DISCOGRAPHY OF BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS & KRS–ONE APPENDIX B LYRICS CITED APPENDIX C HIPHOP’S DECLARATION OF PEACE