Our teaching activity positions Frank Ocean coming out as a case study to engage students in
disc... more Our teaching activity positions Frank Ocean coming out as a case study to engage students in discussion of heteronormative behavior. Using performance, interactive dialogue, and follow up debriefing, we hope to engage students in active learning by asking them to become the voices of both oppression and empowerment. We have compiled a variety of literature, including responses from the general public and hip-hop community. Materials include: Ocean’s coming out letter via Tumblr, response letters from fellow artists, comments to his twitter account, Hatetweetstofrankocean.com, various news coverage, and parodies from the Onion and Youtube. “Narrative performance gives shape to social relations. . . a story of the body told through the body makes cultural conflict concrete” (Langellier, 1999). Using this material, we compiled a reader’s theater script for students to perform and a series of discussion questions to be used afterwards to talk about reactions of Ocean’s coming out. By creating spaces in which students can engage in civil rights discourse, instructors can facilitate meaningful dialogues (Orbe, 2004). In this instance dialogue that addresses LGBT rights and homophobia. We believe that this performative approach is innovative because it taps into the emotional and personal nature of the coming out experience by creating a contact space, engaging students to take part in performance and drama therapy debriefing. As Hip Hop is a performance based art form, we believe that the best way to connect to Hip Hop is through performance rooted interpretation and dialogue.
Our teaching activity positions Frank Ocean coming out as a case study to engage students in
disc... more Our teaching activity positions Frank Ocean coming out as a case study to engage students in discussion of heteronormative behavior. Using performance, interactive dialogue, and follow up debriefing, we hope to engage students in active learning by asking them to become the voices of both oppression and empowerment. We have compiled a variety of literature, including responses from the general public and hip-hop community. Materials include: Ocean’s coming out letter via Tumblr, response letters from fellow artists, comments to his twitter account, Hatetweetstofrankocean.com, various news coverage, and parodies from the Onion and Youtube. “Narrative performance gives shape to social relations. . . a story of the body told through the body makes cultural conflict concrete” (Langellier, 1999). Using this material, we compiled a reader’s theater script for students to perform and a series of discussion questions to be used afterwards to talk about reactions of Ocean’s coming out. By creating spaces in which students can engage in civil rights discourse, instructors can facilitate meaningful dialogues (Orbe, 2004). In this instance dialogue that addresses LGBT rights and homophobia. We believe that this performative approach is innovative because it taps into the emotional and personal nature of the coming out experience by creating a contact space, engaging students to take part in performance and drama therapy debriefing. As Hip Hop is a performance based art form, we believe that the best way to connect to Hip Hop is through performance rooted interpretation and dialogue.
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discussion of heteronormative behavior. Using performance, interactive dialogue, and follow up
debriefing, we hope to engage students in active learning by asking them to become the voices of
both oppression and empowerment. We have compiled a variety of literature, including
responses from the general public and hip-hop community. Materials include: Ocean’s coming
out letter via Tumblr, response letters from fellow artists, comments to his twitter account,
Hatetweetstofrankocean.com, various news coverage, and parodies from the Onion and Youtube.
“Narrative performance gives shape to social relations. . . a story of the body told through the
body makes cultural conflict concrete” (Langellier, 1999). Using this material, we compiled a
reader’s theater script for students to perform and a series of discussion questions to be used
afterwards to talk about reactions of Ocean’s coming out. By creating spaces in which students
can engage in civil rights discourse, instructors can facilitate meaningful dialogues (Orbe, 2004).
In this instance dialogue that addresses LGBT rights and homophobia. We believe that this
performative approach is innovative because it taps into the emotional and personal nature of the
coming out experience by creating a contact space, engaging students to take part in performance
and drama therapy debriefing. As Hip Hop is a performance based art form, we believe that the
best way to connect to Hip Hop is through performance rooted interpretation and dialogue.
discussion of heteronormative behavior. Using performance, interactive dialogue, and follow up
debriefing, we hope to engage students in active learning by asking them to become the voices of
both oppression and empowerment. We have compiled a variety of literature, including
responses from the general public and hip-hop community. Materials include: Ocean’s coming
out letter via Tumblr, response letters from fellow artists, comments to his twitter account,
Hatetweetstofrankocean.com, various news coverage, and parodies from the Onion and Youtube.
“Narrative performance gives shape to social relations. . . a story of the body told through the
body makes cultural conflict concrete” (Langellier, 1999). Using this material, we compiled a
reader’s theater script for students to perform and a series of discussion questions to be used
afterwards to talk about reactions of Ocean’s coming out. By creating spaces in which students
can engage in civil rights discourse, instructors can facilitate meaningful dialogues (Orbe, 2004).
In this instance dialogue that addresses LGBT rights and homophobia. We believe that this
performative approach is innovative because it taps into the emotional and personal nature of the
coming out experience by creating a contact space, engaging students to take part in performance
and drama therapy debriefing. As Hip Hop is a performance based art form, we believe that the
best way to connect to Hip Hop is through performance rooted interpretation and dialogue.