Rebel Music

A volume in Critical Constructions: Studies on Education and SocietySeries Editor: Curry Stephenson Malott West Chester University of PennsylvaniaArising from the street corners and underground clubs Rebel Music: Resistancethrough Hip Hop and Punk challenges standardized schooling and argues forequity peace and justice. Rebel Music is an important one-of-a-kind book thattakes readers through fun radical educational chapters examining Hip Hop andPunk songs with each section addressing a particular social issue. Rebel Musicvalues the experiences found in both movements as cultural capital that is de-valued in the current oppressivestandard test-driven rule-bound and corporate schooling experience making youth just another brick in thewall. This collection is a rebel yell to administrators teachers parents police politicians and counselors whodemonize Hip Hop and Punk to listen up and respect youth culture. Finally Rebel Music is a celebration ofradical voices and an organizing tool for those who use music to challenge oppression.