O rap é uma coisa que conecta, tá ligado?!: ressignificando contextos de jovens em cumprimento de medida socioeducativa

Abstract

This paper aims to reflect on the rap as an educational possibility, which contributes to reframe the context of youth and adolescents in compliance with socio-educational measures in the city of Cascavel – PR. The objective is to discuss about rap as a pedagogical alternative in spaces of institutionalization, addressing issues related to the notion of youth and Youth Cultures and also the relationship between youth and violence. In an attempt to understand how rap can be used as an educational tool, a field research in Specialized Reference Center for Social Assistance- CREAS II was held in the city of Cascavel– PR, having as the main point the observation of Rhymes Workshop. Moreover, we also conducted interviews with the work shopper and the pedagogue of the center. In seeking to verify how rap has contributed to reframe contexts, we use as reference the rap lyrics composed by the teenagers. We concluded by pointing out that the musical genre in question is of great influence in relation to the formation of identities and an important imaginary constitution element about the life of the youth in the periphery.