Capoeira, Black Males, and Social Justice: A Gym Class Transformed

ISBN-13: 9781433165900 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 158 str.

Vernon C. Lindsay

Opis

Through research collected at a Chicago elementary school, Capoeira, Black Males, and Social Justice: A Gym Class Transformed shows how teachers can use culturally responsive curricular methods to engage African-American male students in meaningful lessons, conversations, and actions.

Recenzje

"In this book, Vernon 'Leão Preto' Lindsay asks the Capoeira community to expand the roda to influence social justice movements. This is a must-read for Capoeiristas doing work in schools."-Mestre Acordeon, United Capoeira Association

Spis treści

Preface-My Capoeira Story - Acknowledgments - Introduction - Ginga, Black Males, and Education - Documenting Black Males to Understand Pedagogy and Potential - From Gym Class to the Community - When Black Males Speak - Resistance, School Culture, and Capoeira - Relevance Without Compromise - Appendix - Index.

O autorze

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD, is a graduate of the Policy Studies in Urban Education program from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is an Assistant Professor in the Education Department at the American University of Antigua. Dr. Lindsay is the author of Critical Race and Education for Black Males: When Pretty Boys Become Men.