Promoting Transformative Learning Through an Exploration of How Social and Political Structures Shape Emotions

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 22
  In Roundtable Session: Civic Education as Humanist Praxis: Consciousness- and Community-Building for Equity

Abstract

With more and more schools implementing curriculums focusing on students’ emotions, it has become necessary to not only acknowledge the cultural diversity present in how emotions are understood and discussed but also address how social and political factors contribute to the development of emotions (Hoffman, 2009). This case study looks at how 3 Chicana/o students attending a week-long summer-bridge program focusing on the lived experiences of Chicanas/os in the U.S., situated their emotions within social and political structures. Drawing on LatCrit theory, we look at the potential of using testimonios as a tool for students to not only become empowered individuals but also be able to contextualize their emotions within U.S. social and political structures.

Authors

• Jose Ortiz, SUNY - College at Cortland

• Enrique Lopez, University of Colorado - Boulder