"Blessed": Musical Talent, Smartness, & Figured Identities

Autor/in	Hoffman, Adria R.
Titel	"Blessed": Musical Talent, Smartness, & Figured Identities
Quelle	In: Equity & Excellence in Education, 48 (2015) 4, S.606-620 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-5684
DOI	10.1080/10665684.2015.1086244
Schlagwörter	Talent; Intelligence; Ability; Race; Critical Theory; High School Students; Singing; African American Students; Music; Academic Ability; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; Social Class; Qualitative Research; Case Studies; Interviews; Music Activities; Assignments; Musical Composition; Musicians + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Begabung; Hochbegabung; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit; Rasse; Abstammung; Kritische Theorie; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Gesang; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Musik; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Qualitative Forschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Musikalische Aktion; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Komponieren; Musiker
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to explore smartness and talent as social constructs. Drawing on Holland et al.'s (1998) figured identities, this article explores the figuring of abilities by elucidating the voices of African American high school chorus students. Critical Race Theory (CRT) helps to unpack normalized language and practices that comprise intelligence, talent, and identity construction. The student participants in this study contrasted high school experiences in which they constructed musical and academic identities, describing how smart or talented they were relative to significant others around them. Findings suggest that constructions of musical talent and smartness socially positioned students along race, gender, and class lines. Interpretations of talent and intelligence may impact the curricular options made available to students, their academic identity construction, musical identity construction, and inequitable school practices. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01