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Indigenous epistemologies of childhood in contexts of inequality: Three case studies from the “Global South”

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Drawing on long-term ethnographies with children, the authors (anthropologists from the “Global South”) problematize the disconnect between homogenising discourses around “childhood”, and the localised, socio-culturally rich experiences of indigenous children. Through an anthropological lens in dialogue with post-colonial theory they explore vernacular conceptualisations and practices around childhood in three indigenous communities –two in Argentina, one in Indonesia. In doing so, they place these childhoods within local, regional and global forces, highlight contexts of inequality, and explore children’s active positionality in such contexts.

Source: Childhood

DOI: 10.1177/09075682221109696

Authors: María Florencia Amigó, Mariana García Palacios, Noelia Enriz, Ana Carolina Hecht

Institutions: Macquarie University, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, National University of General San Martín

Language: English

Topic: Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: Wenner-Gren Foundation, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires