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The Negotiation of Heritage and Masculinity in the EFL Classroom: The Case of an Ecuadorian Boy

Imagen
ELT Local Research Agendas III
Titulo
The Negotiation of Heritage and Masculinity in the EFL Classroom: The Case of an Ecuadorian Boy
Autor(es)
Catherine Benavides Buitrago
Titulo del Libro
ELT Local Research Agendas III
Pais
Colombia
Editorial
Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
ISBN
978-958-787-674-1
Paginas
45-58
Año
2024

A more visible cultural diversity is apparent in Colombia today as many children from different heritages have arrived at Colombian schools in the past years. However, most of the time they are asked to act and behave in accordance with the school’s prevailing monoculture. This is an example of contemporary epistemicide, as not only their culture, but also their identities, are being exterminated, and are also being asked to follow a pre-established opposite-binary concept of what it means to be a man or a woman; in other words, their heritage, beliefs, and customs are being erased to train them as controlled subjects. Therefore, it is imperative to explore the way in which all children are included in the school community, since cultural diversity is valuable in the school context.