Storying Son Jarocho Fandango: A Culturally Decolonizing Pedagogy in Ethnic Studies

Chicanx students' educational experiences are shaped by ancestral worlds, leading to the development of son jarocho fandango (SJF) methodologies for convivencia/conviviality, communal healing, positive identity formation, and agency. The Son Caracol Collective follows the tradition of the SJF decolonial movement, positioning it as an ancestral elder of African, Mexican Indigenous, Spanish, and Arabic traditions. The book highlights the possibilities of nurturing co-liberation through culturally sustaining practices in schools and the community.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 31 July 2024
Publisher: Teachers' College Press

Chicanx students' educational experiences are shaped by the activation of ancestral worlds, which can lead to positive identity formation, agency, and communal healing. The authors propose son jarocho fandango (SJF) methodologies as a tool of convivencia/conviviality, communal healing, positive identity formation, and agency. The Son Caracol Collective, formed across two U.S.-Mexican border states and two ethnic studies university courses, follows the tradition of the SJF decolonial movement, positioning SJF as an ancestral elder of the African diasporic, Mexican Indigenous, Spanish, and Arabic traditions. The survival of SJF and its ancestral worlds supersedes the ruptures of colonialism. This work highlights the possibilities of nurturing co-liberation from ethnic studies classroom practices to organizing SJF in the community.

The book features a historical and contemporary example of culturally sustaining practices embraced by Chicanx and Indigenous communities. It focuses on son jarocho fandango as a pedagogy and methodology in schools, not just an art form. It shows how culturally sustaining pedagogy works in a postsecondary setting to center ethnic and cultural practices within the curriculum. It interweaves student learning, ethnic studies pedagogies, teacher education, curriculum development, and civic engagement. It includes visuals, some in color, that provide the aesthetic of experiencing the son jarocho fandango movement.

Dimension: 229 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780807769508