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- Developing Studio Spaces as Catalysts for Innovative and Collaborative PedagogyMetko, Stefanie; Becksford, Lisa; McNabb, Kayla B.; Arthur, Craig E.; Henshaw, Neal (2017-02-16)As higher education shifts to meet the needs of modern students and employers, libraries have become much more than spaces to hold a collection of books. Both the media and the functions of the spaces have changed, and studio or lab spaces are one way that libraries are better able to support work with digital media from both student (Mandel, 2008) and faculty (Bailey, Blunt, & Magner, 2011) perspectives. In this session, attendees will consider why creating studio or lab spaces to support pedagogically-driven learning is important for all institutions and how one might take steps to begin designing or encouraging the creation of this kind of space. Additionally, attendees will explore strategies for finding and partnering with the labs/studios that may already be available on their campuses. We assert that, through these partnerships, both the studios and faculty can grow and better support engaging, active learning throughout the campus community.
- The Foundations of Hip-Hop EncyclopediaHarrison, Anthony Kwame; Arthur, Craig E. (Virginia Tech Publishing, 2020-01-09)Deejaying, emceeing, graffiti writing, and breakdancing. Together, these artistic expressions combined to form the foundation of one of the most significant cultural phenomena of the late 20th century — Hip-Hop. Rooted in African American culture and experience, the music, fashion, art, and attitude that is Hip-Hop crossed both racial boundaries and international borders. The Foundations of Hip-Hop Encyclopedia is a general reference work for students, scholars, and virtually anyone interested in Hip-Hop’s formative years. In thirty-six entries, it covers the key developments, practices, personalities, and products that mark the history of Hip-Hop from the 1970s through the early ‘90s. All entries are written by students at Virginia Tech who enthusiastically enrolled in a course on Hip-Hop taught by Dr. Anthony Kwame Harrison, author of Hip Hop Underground, and co-taught by Craig E. Arthur. Because they are students writing about issues and events that took place well before most of them were born, their entries capture the distinct character of young people reflecting back on how a music and culture that has profoundly shaped their lives came to be. Future editions are planned as more students take the class, making this a living, evolving work.
- Hip Hop @ VTFralin, Scott; Foutch, Mallory; Arthur, Craig E.; Harrison, Anthony Kwame; Paige, Frederick; Luu, Eric; Downing, Juel (Virginia Tech, 2018-08-20)This exhibit is a broad overview of Hip Hop at Virginia Tech. It includes materials from classes taught on Hip Hop, showcases the work of the VT Digging in the Crates team, examples of the type of art that has been generated by the VTDITC team, and provides points of contact for student groups related to Hip Hop on campus. Exhibit also contained an interactive component with a soundbooth where, during specific hours, visitors were able to record their own stories about how Hip Hop has made a difference in their lives and upload them to Storycorps 2018/08/20 - 2018/11/18
- Hip-Hop EthosHarrison, Anthony Kwame; Arthur, Craig E. (MDPI, 2019-02-27)This article excavates the ethos surrounding hip hop, starting from the proposition that hip hop represents a distinct yet pervasive expression of contemporary black subjectivity, which crystalized in 1970s New York City and has since proliferated into a potent ethos of the subaltern embraced within socially marginalized youth communities throughout the world. The article begins by outlining the black diasporic traditions of expressive performance that hip hop issues from, as discussed through the work of Zora Neale Hurston and Amiri Baraka. In the remainder of the article, a blueprint of hip hop’s ethos is presented based on five fundamental tenets: (1) properties of flow, layering, and rupture; (2) a principle of productive consumption; (3) the production of excessive publicity or promotion—what hip-hop affiliates refer to as “hype”; (4) embracing individual and communal entrepreneurship; and (5) a committed politics of action and loyalty. While acknowledging hip hop’s malleability and refusal to be neatly characterized, the article maintains that its characteristic spirit embodies these core doctrines.
- #VTDITC: Hip Hop Studies at Virginia Tech 2018-2019Arthur, Craig E. (Virginia Tech University Libraries, 2019)Digging in the Crates: Hip Hop Studies at Virginia Tech, or #VTDITC, exists to foster a sense of community among hip hop artists, fans, and scholars on campus. This annual report details the group's efforts to promote hip hop studies and creative expression in 2018-2019.