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Just Slammin! Adolescents’ Construction of Identity Through Performance Poetry
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Using a case study design, this study investigated the literacy identity, both collectively and individually, of the members of Slammin!, a slam poetry team from an urban high school. Participant observation of practices and performances was used to find how the involvement in this group uniquely impacted students’ academic and personal lives. Data was also collected from individual and small group interviews. Results show that the Slammin! poets were engaged in identity formation activities by means of their group experiences. Their efforts to be successful poets seem to be intimately connected to their efforts and goals to develop successful selves as artists, students, and members of a familial type of group. The poets consistently speak of their dedication to poetry and their team as part of their commitment to be different and the circumstances that define them as outcasts from the culture that surrounds them.
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“Some of these articles argued (Hamman and Hendricks 2005) or demonstrated (Robb et al. 2007; Rudd 2012) that this is the case, because teacher compliments and personal teacher-student relationships make students feel recognized and valued.”
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“Additionally, the study by Rudd (2012), in which perspectives on identity development are combined, suggests that when teachers approach their students open mindedly -in the sense that they offer students second chances and chances to reposition themselves on a regular basis -students may feel less judged and restricted and may therefore feel more invited to explore their identity.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Rudd, L. L.
- Corresponding author
- Rudd, Lynn L.
- Venue
- Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-05
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 682-691
- ISSN
- 1081-3004 (ISSN-L)
- 1936-2706
- OpenAlex
- W2111775354
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 55.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Artistic and Creative Research
- Social Sciences › Education › Literacy, Media, and Education
- Social Sciences › Education › Literacy and Educational Practices
- Keywords
- slam poetry, performance poetry, adolescent identity development, literacy identity, urban high school students, academic performance
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