The Pedagogical Power in a Playlist
This workshop presents a novel pedagogy that enhances economic literacy through deep listening of popular music that incorporates themes such as income (im)mobility, class identity, unemployment, wealth gaps, and the economic trauma of everyday experience. Linking economics with pop culture supports critical thinking and mindful engagement and humanizes otherwise alienating economic concepts, which yields benefits such as student resonance and classroom engagement.
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Melissa Mahoney
University of North Carolina Asheville
Leah Mathews
University of North Carolina Asheville
About
Format:
Workshop
Type:
Session
Track:
Practice & Pedagogy
Level:
Basic Understanding
Focus Area:
Higher Education