Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
Availability
Open Access Dissertation
Keywords
Rap musicians--Biography; Lyricists--Biography; Music in education;
Abstract
Traditional educational curricula and instruction rarely take into consideration the social and community backgrounds of historically marginalized students. It is not that students are “incapable,” however, most times they do not see themselves as “school writers” (Stormer, 2017). This autoethnographic study (Poulos, 2021) examines the topic of writers identity. My research speaks from the positionality of a Black male educator and author, Hip Hop lyricist, and curriculum writer. The dissertation study details how writing raps or lyrics contributed to the development of my writer’s identity. I explored the following research question: How did Hip Hop writing nurture my writer's identity personally, socially, culturally, and professionally? A systematic review on writer's identity literature was conducted that examined the following question: What is writer identity and how has it been conceptualized and studied theoretically, methodologically, and pedagogically? Eight themes were discovered after reflexive journaling and analyzing of my personal, social and emotional, cultural, and professional writing selves. A summary of my autoethnographic stories were presented. I then interpreted my lived experiences in relation to existing writer's identity scholarship. My study contributes implications and recommendations for theory, research, practice and policy in order to serve as an alternative narrative to writer’s identity studies to further inform traditional writing practices. Specifically, by incorporating the use of writing raps and/or lyrics that originated and are an aspect of Hip Hop Culture. My identity as a Hip Hop lyricist provides a framework that can influence the development of a writer's identity— personally, socially, culturally, and professionally.
Year of Submission
2022
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
First Advisor
Shuaib (Meach) Meacham, Co-Chair
Second Advisor
David Hernández-Saca, Co-Chair
Date Original
12-2022
Object Description
1 PDF file (xvi, 416 pages)
Copyright
©2022 Lamont Muhammad
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Muhammad, Lamont, "The writing identity of a Hip Hop lyricist and educator: An autoethnography" (2022). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1255.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1255
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