Open Mic Night: Campus Programs That Champion College Student Voice and Engagement [Paperback]

This book  compiled by scholar artists, including internationally recognized spoken word performers  offers guidance to student affairs professionals on using spoken word as a tool for college student engagement, activism, and civic awareness.

ForewordWilson K. Okello and Stephen John Quaye Preface Acknowledgments IntroductionRobb Ryan Q. Thibault Prologue1. Soul Mates. When the Academic Scholar Meets the Street PoetToby S. Jenkins Student VoicesJason Reynolds 2. The Spoken Word Experience. Shifting Student Learning From the Classroom to the StageAnthony R. Keith Jr. Student VoicesQuay Anthony Dorsey 3. Words Have Power. Spoken Word Performance as an Educational, Community Engagement, and Personal Development Tool for College StudentsCrystal Leigh Endsley Student VoicesCaty Taborda-Whitt 4. Talking Back and Mouthing Off. The Importance of Privileging Student Voice in Student Affairs ProgrammingToby S. Jenkins Student VoicesOpeyemi Owoeye (O-Slice. 5. Poetry is My Politics. Linking Spoken Word and Social ActivismCrystal Leigh Endsley Student VoicesTerri Moise 6. Social Justice Education Ain't Pretty. A Case for Hip-Hop Feminist StudiesMarla L. Jaksch Student VoicesKevyn Teape 7. Setting the Stage. Considerations for Creative and Intentional Spoken Word ProgrammingAnthony R. Keith Jr. 8. Scaling Up for Sustainability. Hip-Hop and Spoken Word as Vehicles for Transnational InclusionMarla L. Jaksch EpilogueToby S. Jenkins About the Editors Index

Toby S. Jenkins is an Assistant Professor of Curriculum Studies at the University of South Carolina. Prior to USC, she served as a faculty member at Georgia Southern University, the University of Hawaii Manoa, and George Mason University. Her professional background includes ten years of experience as a student affairs administrator at Penn State University and the University of Maryland. Her first book, My Culture, My Color, My Self: Heritage, Community, & Resilience in lÓ1