Epistemologies of Power From Afro-Mexican Teachers?

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Abstract

Afro-Mexican teachers have long been theoretically marginalized in the educational system. They have been studied as objects of study, rather than as active participants in the construction of knowledge. Their epistemologies, which are often expressed through music and poetry, have been dismissed as "folkloric" expressions. However, this paper aims to challenge this view by arguing that Afro-Mexican teachers' epistemologies offer a valuable way of understanding power in education.
This paper aims examines narratives of Afro-Mexican teachers studying primary resources and interviews with Afro-mexican educators to illustrate that their narratives encompass valuable epistemologies for comprehending a significant issue in education: power.

Author

• Raul Olmo Fregoso Bailón, University of Nevada - Reno