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“We Don’t Stop ‘til We Get There”: Reframing the Hip Hop Ill-literacies of Latinx Youth

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  • The experiences of Latinx youth are well-studied in U.S. schools, yet, few studies have focused on their experiences in Community Based Educational Spaces (CBES). CBES continue to be on the periphery of Education research despite the potential affordances of youth-led work in such out-of-school spaces (Baldridge, 2020). At the same time, the field of Hip Hop Based Education (HHBE) has grown greatly over the past several decades, particularly in metropolitan areas with an increased focus on the possibilities of Hip Hop for literacy development (Hill & Petchauer, 2013; Love, 2015). Within the field of HHBE, however, the experiences and contributions of Latinx youth are often overlooked and un(der)appreciated (Castillo-Garsow & Nichols, 2016). This dissertation addresses gaps in the literature by focusing specifically on the Hip Hop ill-literacy practices (Alim, 2011) of Latinx youth members of a grassroots community organization in Oregon. Over the course of 14 months, the author employed multi-modal ethnographic methods (virtual and in-person), including participant observations, in-depth interviews, and an analysis of artistic artifacts to examine how the Hip Hop ill-literacy practices of six focal participants were intimate, lived, and liberatory (Alim, 2011). Findings indicate that participants employed complex ill-literacy practices that drew on their heritage, were contextually situated, and were transformative for both participants and community. Youth-led grassroots leadership facilitated the creation of spaces for advocacy; thereby, encouraging participants to direct their efforts towards political issues of language, immigration, schooling, policing, and resource distribution. Participants’ self-driven activism changed the conditions in their school districts for current and future generations. This study will inform educators, researchers, and policy makers interested in supporting minoritized youth through endorsing youth-led community programs and encouraging Hip-Hop ill-literacies.
  • Keywords: Youth Advocacy, Hip Hop, Community Based Educational Spaces, Literacy Education, Ill-Literacies
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