Listen as our host Roberto Montoya unpacks how a particular song, class, and assignment changed his life and planted the seed for what is now Theory Heads! 

Listen as Dr. Enrique Lopez breaks down his favorite MCs and the roll creativity plays in Hip Hop and theory! Dr. Lopez is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the division of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Colorado Boulder. Enrique’s research trajectory aims to understand students’ experiences in undergraduate science and their relationship to learning and achievement, particularly within the discipline of chemistry.

References

James Baldwin & Nikki Giovanni, a conversation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZmBy7C9gHQ

Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers
https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utlac/00189/lac-00189.html

James Baldwin : Collected Essays : Notes of a Native Son / Nobody Knows My Name / The Fire Next Time / No Name in the Street / The Devil Finds Work / Other Essays
https://www.loa.org/books/121-collected-essays

David Montejano
Sancho's Journal: https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/monsan
Quixote's Soldiers: https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/monqui

BLACK THOUGHT FREESTYLES ON FLEX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prmQgSpV3fA

Big Pun feat. Black Thought - Super Lyrical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLdAIyC6hYc

Scholar, philosopher, anthropologist and OG Hip Hop Head Dr. Manuel Espinoza talks about the craft of writing, his love of music and channeling his favorite authors. As he declares, "I have to elevate my effort, so that I can elevate my product." PREACH!!!