Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (13 Seiten)
Publ. der Quelle:
: Taylor and Francis
Angaben zur Quelle:
45,3, Seiten 271-283
DDC:
300
Keywords:
Hip-Hop pedagogy
;
West Africa
;
Transnégritude
;
epistemic disobedience
;
Sozialwissenschaften
Abstract:
This study situates transnégritude within discussions that consider the ways in which young people in Senegal, with a shared transcolonial narrative, bound through an ‘imagined community,’ negotiate their space, their identities, and their ways of knowing through a Hip-Hop pedagogy. Our analysis is informed by Mignolo’s epistemic disobedience and the geo- and body-politics that challenge neo-colonial epistemologies. The global scope of Hip-Hop culture and its manifestations in West Africa nuances the ways in which young people view education and its impact on their social identity. A transnégritude perspective aptly ‘straddles’ black identity, agency, and deconstructionism and allows for a fluid navigation of Hip-Hop pedagogy. Through a Hip-Hop pedagogy, young people in Senegal work towards social transformation vis-a-vis informal education as a response to imperialism. In so doing, this study intends to contribute to qualitative inquiries on the connections between Hip-Hop, identity formation, and the ‘fluidity and location of engagement’ in Hip-Hop culture. The goal is to challenge the formal schooling context and interrogate youth identity and engagement vis-a-vis social transformation.
DOI:
10.10801743727X.2022.2052722
URN:
urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-110-18452/34136-5
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