In the Spirit of Struggle

A Barrio Pedagogy Compass of Love, Care, and Compassion

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ID15316469
AuthorsKatherine L Maldonado-Fabela (Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume34
Issue3
Pages411-430
Publication date2023-02-18
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10511253.2023.2171080
OpenAlexW4321327028
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited22

Scholars show how community cultural wealth exists for students of color in educational institutions where some knowledge is devalued yet serve as a tool to thrive. Although critical pedagogy scholars and criminal justice education independently offer a rich body of work, there has been little connection between criminal justice and pedagogical practices of love, care, and compassion. This article introduces the concept of barrio pedagogy through a trauma stewardship framework which provides a compass of five sacred directions to engage with radical teaching in times of social injustice. The compass guides how to teach within a context of punishment through 1. visualization with intentional love, 2. plans/solutions for the context struggle, 3. change through service and loving carework, 4. bodymindspirit rest, and 5. daily practices for balance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CS627aKrJI&t=520s2 I use "visual" and "visualization" interchangeably to refer to a process of creating a material imagination, one that includes intentions, purpose, people, earth, images, roadmaps, and tools.3 Eduardo Galeano's interview in Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7lC4Bxojb84 loving kindness meditation link: https://www.mindful.org/this-loving-kindness-meditation-is-a-radical-act-of-love/Additional informationNotes on contributorsKatherine L. Maldonado-FabelaKatherine Maldonado Fabela is a Chicana mother and scholar-activist from South Central Los Angeles and a PhD candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research areas include socio legal studies, medical sociology, inequalities, and visual and feminist methodologies. She examines the mental health impacts of child welfare system involvement for criminalized Chicana/Latina mothers and their families across the life course

Compassion · Context (archaeology · Injustice · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Higher Education Research Studies · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work

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