ABSTRACT
This chapter examines how hip-hop—a global form of pop-culture—is at the nexus of culture, learning and technology. Hip-hop is a new literacy practice that represents a convergence of culture and identity through artistic expression. The chapter presents a case study of the design and delivery of a global hip-hop music course for secondary students. The course was designed to engage students in topics of critical cosmopolitanism and global citizenship via the use of digital social media tools. Using a principled assemblage of qualitative research methods, the chapter describes the events that took place in a global hip-hop mini-course based in an Australian high school. It analyzes the developments in students' understandings of their role as global citizens, explores how this role was enacted through the use of technology and hip-hop, and maps this understanding of global citizenship against the critical cosmopolitan theory framework. The chapter concludes with some comments about the implications for education and avenues for future research.
