"It's Time to Build" Event Series

Hosted by Northside Hip-Hop, The Hip-Hop Education Centre, the Centre for Media, Culture and Education, OISE, University of Toronto Scarborough, Hart House.

Friday, November 15, 2019                                                    

Hart House, 7 Hart House Cir., Toronto, ON

Day two embodies the communal and collaborative spirit of what it means to build. As a gathering of scholars, students and artists we envision and invoke the kind of hip hop community and culture that interrogates pedagogy, education, global relations and builds sustainable communities.

This session will discuss emerging hip hop research inside and outside the academy, and the accompanying ethical, political and social implications. What does hip hop look like in an institution? What are our teaching goals, and how does hip hop inform our pedagogical approaches? How might teaching hip hop in the community influence the inner workings of the University system

Saturday, November 16, 2019

11:00AM Brunch

OISE, Nexus Lounge, 12th Floor, 252 Bloor Street West, (St. George Subway station) Toronto, ON

What does it take to build #hiphoped outside of the formal school system? How can teachers and community culture workers better align? Linking community members, scholars, educators and artists, we explore these important questions through lectures, panel discussions and activities.

Featuring an opening keynote address from Ramon San Vincente, Chelsea Takalo and Brandon Zoras from the team at Rhymes to Re-Education and the STEAMposium

VR experience of Northside Hip Hop’s For the Record—An Idea of the North by Mixit Media

Closing keynote address: The Godfather of Canadian Hip-Hop, Maestro speaks “On Being Built to Last”.