Protest songs as a language arts medium of citizenship education

Gordon, John and Finlayson, Alan (2025) Protest songs as a language arts medium of citizenship education. In: Society, Politics, and Education in Uncertain Times: Rethinking Citizenship and Belonging in International Contexts. Taylor and Francis, pp. 110-129. ISBN 9781032658254

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Abstract

This chapter explores the educational potential of popular protest songs, using examples of protest songs archived for the project Our Subversive Voice: The History and Politics of English Protest Music. The chapter examines protest song as an expression of citizenship and stimulus for secondary phase education in first language (L1) language arts. We ask what are possible educational uses of protest songs? Where might protest songs sit in the curriculum, and what pedagogies could exploit their modalities and affordances for learning? And how could study of protest song relate to national identity and citizenship education? The subject English has long been tied to national identity, with its changing methods and expressing altering conceptions and values of ‘being English’. In proposing integration of protest songs to L1 education, we argue for a distinctive form of citizenship education that fosters critical engagement with cultural and political identity.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	social sciences(all) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Language in Education Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Media Equality Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Political, Social and International Studies Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Policy & Politics Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Cultural Politics, Communications & Media
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Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2026 14:30
Last Modified:	15 Mar 2026 06:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/102329
DOI:	10.4324/9781032658278-10

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