Cultural Transformations

Korina M. Jocson is an assistant professor of education at Washington University in St. Louis, USA.

• CONTENTSIntroduction: Cultural Transformations 11 “Barely Audible”: A Remix of Poetry and Video as Pedagogical Practice 13Korina M. Jocson, with Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi2 Life Is Living: An Arts Festival Focused on Healing, Community Collaboration, and the Creative Ecosystem 33Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Brett Cook3 “I Am That Character”: Playmaking and Listening to Voices of Formerly Incarcerated Youth 53Maisha T. Winn4 Representing Self Through Media: Supporting Transitions to College with Digital Self-Representations 79Michelle B. Bass and Erica Rosenfeld Halverson5 Imaging and Reimaging Internships: Immigrant Youth, Community-Based Research, and Cultural Transformation 97Lisa (Leigh) Patel and Alexander Gurn, with Melissa Dodd, Sung-Joon Pai, Vanessa Norvilus, Eun Jeong Yang, and Roci´o Sanchez Ares6 Pedagogies of Race: Teaching Black Male Youth to Navigate Racism in Schools 115Na’ilah Suad Nasir, Alea Holman, Maxine McKinney deRoyston, and Kihana Miraya Ross7 “It Is Best to Know Who You Are Through Your Culture”: Transformative Educational Possibilities for Native American Youth 139Tiffany S. Lee and Nancy Lo´pez8 In the MAC: Creating Safe Spaces for Transgender Youth of Color 165Ed Brockenbrough and Toma´s Boatwright9 En Mi Barrio: Building on Cuban Youth Culture, Hip-Hop, and Reggaeto´n 183Ezekiel Dixon-Roma´n and Wilfredo Gomez10 Documenting Youth Engagement with Digital Music Production in Australia 203Andy Brader and Allan LukeAfterword: Shirley Brice Heath 227Notes 233 Acknowledgments 253About the Editor 257About the Contributors 259Index 267

In Cultural Transformations, Jocson and her colleagues have created a truly invaluable resource. In these chapters, readers will learn that there is a broad array of cultural resources, typically located outside of school, that can be drawn upon to tap into the interests and passions of their students.”—Pedro A. Noguera, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, New York University