ERIC Number: EJ1437679
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0951-8398
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"My Head between Blankets": Exploring Trauma and Affective Injustice in the School Life Trajectory of a Female Student in Argentina
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), v37 n8 p2429-2449 2024
This article examines how trauma and affective injustice permeate the school life trajectory of a female student (Sofia) in Argentina. The study is theoretically grounded in the field of trauma studies in education and contributes to this literature by attending to affective injustice, a concept that has not received much attention yet. This study foregrounds Sofia's experience of affective injustice and demonstrates that this concept is crucial in further understanding students' experiences of affective trauma in school. Assembling rich materials (report cards, interviews, psychologists' reports, social media posts, autobiographical texts) that span over a period of 17 years, the study uses qualitative perspectives to show how Sofia understands and experiences affective injustice in various phases of her school life. In particular, these experiences are presented in the form of an assemblage of expressions showing how Sofia communicates her claims of affective injustice using varied means and resources ranging from linguistic, behavioural, biographical, creative, emotional, bodily, and artistic expression. The paper concludes with a discussion of the educational implications of the study.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trauma, Justice, Females, Educational Experience, Secondary Education, Higher Education, Mental Health, Psychological Patterns, Student Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Argentina
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