Words that Hurt. Subjective Experiences of Racism in an Indigenous School
This article presents an analysis of the expressions of microracism in the context of a rural hostel secondary school in Argentina. Through in-depth interviews with 16 indigenous young people, the forms of nomination in school sociability were investigated. It was identified that body marks, indigen...
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| description | This article presents an analysis of the expressions of microracism in the context of a rural hostel secondary school in Argentina. Through in-depth interviews with 16 indigenous young people, the forms of nomination in school sociability were investigated. It was identified that body marks, indigenous and rural condition are racialized qualities that entail experiences of pain. Adjectives such as “black”, “Indian face”, “come down from the hill” operate in a naturalized way in everyday dealings between peers. These forms of social classification are reproduced in the school environment, structuring power relations where those students who hold a position and a belief of superiority humiliate and inferiorize others by considering them of lesser value. The manifestations of microracism constitute an effective mechanism in the production of denied subjectivities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36ad5350d5bf4333bd91da6781d3ac4b2023-12-21T04:52:37ZengTecnológico de Antioquia Institución UniversitariaSenderos Pedagogicos2145-82432023-12-0115199115https://doi.org/10.53995/rsp.v15i1.1426Words that Hurt. Subjective Experiences of Racism in an Indigenous SchoolCarina Viviana Kaplan0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3896-4318Elisa Martina de los Ángeles Sulca1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0405-0729Universidad Nacional de La PlataUniversidad Nacional de SaltaThis article presents an analysis of the expressions of microracism in the context of a rural hostel secondary school in Argentina. Through in-depth interviews with 16 indigenous young people, the forms of nomination in school sociability were investigated. It was identified that body marks, indigenous and rural condition are racialized qualities that entail experiences of pain. Adjectives such as “black”, “Indian face”, “come down from the hill” operate in a naturalized way in everyday dealings between peers. These forms of social classification are reproduced in the school environment, structuring power relations where those students who hold a position and a belief of superiority humiliate and inferiorize others by considering them of lesser value. The manifestations of microracism constitute an effective mechanism in the production of denied subjectivities.https://ojs.tdea.edu.co/index.php/senderos/article/view/1426racismviolencecoexistencecultural diversitysecondary school |
| spellingShingle | Carina Viviana Kaplan Elisa Martina de los Ángeles Sulca Words that Hurt. Subjective Experiences of Racism in an Indigenous School Senderos Pedagogicos racism violence coexistence cultural diversity secondary school |
| title | Words that Hurt. Subjective Experiences of Racism in an Indigenous School |
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| title_short | Words that Hurt. Subjective Experiences of Racism in an Indigenous School |
| title_sort | words that hurt subjective experiences of racism in an indigenous school |
| topic | racism violence coexistence cultural diversity secondary school |
| url | https://ojs.tdea.edu.co/index.php/senderos/article/view/1426 |
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