ERIC Number: EJ1433891
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Publication Date: 2024-Sep
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Towards a Rasquache Resistance: Conceptualizing Chicanx Youth Subjectivities
Sylvia Mendoza Aviña; Socorro Morales
Urban Education, v59 n7 p2096-2123 2024
In this essay, we conceptualize a rasquache resistance for Chicanx elementary-aged youth. Rasquache resistance are the various performances, comportamientos, estilos, ways of being, manners of speaking, dress, and types of humor that Chicanx youth express and perform that resist white supremacy. Drawing from Chicanx and Black feminisms and Chicanx cultural studies, we conceptualize rasquache resistance through rasquachismo, a concept theorized by Tomás Ybarra-Frausto that identifies the working-class sensibilities of Chicanx communities as an aesthetic rooted in survival, creativity, and cultural production. Our aim is to provide insights for educators who are working alongside students, specifically critical educators who seek to build on the sensibilities that Chicanx youth bring to classroom spaces and schools.
Descriptors: Resistance (Psychology), Elementary School Students, Hispanic American Students, Decolonization, Cultural Maintenance, Racial Identification, Cultural Awareness, Self Expression, Aesthetics, Social Action
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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