Poetic Steps: Fusing African American Poetry and Choreography in Classroom Practice

Bowie, Rian; Soriano, Christina Tsoules

doi:10.1080/15290824.2011.564075

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“…Within the field of dance, some dance education scholars are pushing for the field to question “how bodies dance, what they dance, and who gets to dance” in these programs (Kerr-Berry, 2012, p. 51). Bowie and Soriano (2011) found this learning and engagement can be fostered in the classroom and in combination with other BCEEs. They engaged students from a dance course and an African American poetry course in a 3-week immersive experience “where they bridged the intrinsic power of verse with the fluidity of a choreographic movement study” (p. 45).…”

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Unapologetically Black Creative Educational Experiences in Higher Education: A Critical Review

Patton

Jenkins

Howell

et al. 2022

Review of Research in Education

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Black creative educational experiences (BCEEs) are participatory, performative cultural experiences created by or for students, centering Black artistic expression, aesthetics, and engagement. Using African-centered frameworks, we provide a methodological guide for examining BCEEs in education research, which includes centering Black “ways of knowing,” validating creative expressions cultivated by and for Black people, acknowledging the influence of Black creative expression on research and practice, considering researcher positionalities as observers and cultivators of Black creative expression, and viewing Black creative expression as knowledge production. We found BCEEs are democratizing educational experiences rooted in intellectual and expressive freedom (freedom of movement/voice/tongue), and community building. BCEEs should be centered in education research, particularly postsecondary education, and prioritized in institutional programming, curricula, and high-impact practices.

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Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 89%