Keith, Jr., Anthony and Crystal Leigh Endsley. “Knowledge of Self: Possibilities for Spoken Word Poetry, Hip Hop Pedagogy, “Blackout Poetic Transcription” in Critical Qualitative Research,” International Journal of Critical Media Literacy, vol. 2, 2020, pp. 58-82.
While campuses across the United States have been offering spoken word programs for over 20 years, little attention has been paid to their purpose and impact beyond their contribution to the campus social aesthetic. There is an increasing understanding that performance poetry and spoken word is much more than entertainment.
Endsley, Crystal Leigh. “We Do It For the People: Spoken Word Poets and Hip Hop Artists as Agents of Social Change.” See You at the Crossroads: Hip Hop Scholarship at the Intersections of Dialectical Harmony, Ethics, Aesthetics, and Panoply of Voices, edited by Debangshu Roychoudhury, Gardner, & Porfilio, Sense Publishing, 2015, pp. 45-56.
The writing and performance of spoken word poetry can create moments of productive critical engagement. In The Fifth Element, Crystal Leigh Endsley charts her experience of working with a dynamic and diverse group of college students, who are also emerging artists, to explore the connection between spoken word and social responsibility.
Switzer, Heather, Emily Bent and Endsley, Crystal Leigh. “Precarious Politics and Girl Effects: Exploring the Limits of the Girl Gone Global." Feminist Formations: Mobilizing Vulnerability, Special Issue, vol. 28, no.1, 2016, pp. 33-59.