Date of Award
Summer 8-31-2025
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education/Higher Education PhD
First Advisor
Lorna Rivera
Second Advisor
Tara Parker
Third Advisor
Donald Sawyer III
Abstract
This dissertation study explores the experiences of Black professors who carry Hip-Hop epistemologies and utilize Hip-Hop as a method to navigate the social and structural systems within their predominantly white institutions (PWIs). Grounded in Critical Race Theory, the study utilizes narrative inquiry and counterstorytelling. The analysis involved the development of a composite counterstory featuring the fictional protagonist, Hampton Franklin. The findings highlight common experiences among participants. Findings suggest that Black faculty are insiders whose positions grant them access and influence. Second, they are outsiders that navigate hypervisibility, invisibility, and racial battle fatigue. Third, each participant was a “pedagogue of the people,” or faculty that shape their curriculum and content to enhance learning for a diverse body of students. Finally, participants reported a deep sense of duty and responsibility within their faculty roles captured in the theme “deeper than rap.”
Recommended Citation
Ashe, Austin, "It's Deeper Than Rap. Exploring the Lived Experiences of Black Faculty with Hip-Hop Epistemologies Through Counterstory" (2025). Graduate Doctoral Dissertations. 1070.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/doctoral_dissertations/1070
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African American Studies Commons, Ethnic Studies Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Hip Hop Studies Commons, Music Pedagogy Commons, Other Arts and Humanities Commons, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons
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