Proposal Title
Mental Illness and Substance Abuse through Hip-Hop and Rap Music
Abstract
This following proposal is a presentation of my students' experiences analyzing popular rap and hip hop music and my experiences teaching high school seniors the potential for rap and hip hop to inform listeners about mental illness, depression, isolation, suicidal ideation and substance abuse. This presentation will reveal student's insights about the music they listen to and repeat, and will contain revelations about understanding the impact of what is being shared, condoned, or promoted through this popular music genre. The summary includes transformations in students' thinking about contemporary rap and hip-hop music as well as the development of critical thinking about media consumption and messaging as well as recognizing calls for intervention.
Start Date
27-3-2019 5:40 PM
End Date
27-3-2019 6:30 PM
Room Number
U-Hall 3-089
Presentation Type
Workshop
Disciplines
Critical and Cultural Studies | Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication | Language and Literacy Education
Creative Commons License
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Mental Illness and Substance Abuse through Hip-Hop and Rap Music
This following proposal is a presentation of my students' experiences analyzing popular rap and hip hop music and my experiences teaching high school seniors the potential for rap and hip hop to inform listeners about mental illness, depression, isolation, suicidal ideation and substance abuse. This presentation will reveal student's insights about the music they listen to and repeat, and will contain revelations about understanding the impact of what is being shared, condoned, or promoted through this popular music genre. The summary includes transformations in students' thinking about contemporary rap and hip-hop music as well as the development of critical thinking about media consumption and messaging as well as recognizing calls for intervention.
