Moving Beyond Racism? Tensions Between Interculturalism and Conviviality in Chilean Schools from a Figurational Perspective
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BECERRA PEÑA, SANDRA ORIETTE
Webb, Andrew J.
Becerra, Sandra
Sepúlveda, Macarena
Webb, Andrew J.
Becerra, Sandra
Sepúlveda, Macarena
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10.1080/07256868.2022.2108008
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Chile - Conviviality - Figurational - Interculturalism - Racism
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Abstract
Efforts to overcome racism in Chilean school contexts have primarily been enacted through intercultural and conviviality policies. While indigenous people s participation in schooling is much more equitable than in the past, we discuss some of the implicit tensions in staff members narratives about overcoming racism. We draw on a figurational perspective to underscore staff members perceptions of progress, the diminishing presence of racial discrimination toward indigenous students, and how this creates a sense of exceptionality. This, we argue, creates certain dangers of colour-blindness in these school environments. A figurational approach provides a long-durée perspective on racism as a social process that allows us to critique simplistic notions of progress and anti-discrimination, while also providing some countermeasures rooted in the concept of interdependency. © 2023 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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Chile , Conviviality , Figurational , Interculturalism , Racism
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10.1080/07256868.2022.2108008