{"588110":{"#nid":"588110","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Georgia Tech Class Uses Outkast to Teach Social Justice","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoycelyn Wilson, visiting professor\u0026nbsp;in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was quoted in \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech Class Uses Outkast to Teach Social Justice\u0026rdquo; by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EWXIA-TV.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERadio meets the real world in Dr. Joycelyn Wilson\u0026#39;s classroom.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;Oh my gosh, this class has been amazing,\u0026quot; said fourth year student Raianna Brown.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe course is about going beyond the mindset of the car or the club where many typically enjoy hip-hop, to understand what these performers are saying about the lives and experiences of others.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026quot;I really love the conversations that we have,\u0026quot; said Amidat Sonekan, a third year student. \u0026quot;For someone who\u0026#39;s not really good with words, it kind of helps me find those words that help explain why hip-hop is so important.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe course is called Exploring the Lyrics of Outkast and Trap Music to Explore Politics of Social Justice.\u0026nbsp; Students meets once a week for three hours, listening to music, breaking down lyrics and engaging in discussions about the meanings behind the beats.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the full article, read\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.11alive.com\/news\/education\/georgia-tech-class-uses-outkast-to-teach-social-justice\/415670343\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28513","created_gmt":"2017-02-28 19:50:02","changed_gmt":"2017-02-28 19:50:02","author":"Daniel Singer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Tour of Asia","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.11alive.com\/news\/education\/georgia-tech-class-uses-outkast-to-teach-social-justice\/415670343","dateline":{"date":"2017-02-27T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-02-27T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"586075":{"id":"586075","type":"image","title":"Joycelyn Wilson","body":null,"created":"1484682506","gmt_created":"2017-01-17 19:48:26","changed":"1484682506","gmt_changed":"2017-01-17 19:48:26","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223378","name":"joycelynwilson.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/joycelynwilson.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/joycelynwilson.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":9355,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/joycelynwilson.jpg?itok=BNBv99Vv"}}},"media_ids":["586075"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}