Date of Award

1-1-2017

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies

Program

Spanish

Content Description

1 online resource (ii, viii, 330 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Edna Acosta-Belen

Committee Members

Colbert Nepaulsingh, Azara Santiago Rivera

Keywords

activism, artist, democracy, education, Latino Artist Educator(s), Miami, Democracy and the arts, Arts, Hispanic American educators, Hispanic American artists, Hispanic American arts, Art in education

Subject Categories

Art Education | Educational Sociology | Ethnic Studies

Abstract

This exploratory study utilizes a qualitative, ethnographic approach to locate and contextualize Latino/a Artist Educators (LAEs) in Miami, Florida. Foundational and cutting-edge, it brings together many distinct perspectives to illuminate the power and promise of a newly imagined yet group of individuals to build and sustain alternative democratic spaces. Building on critical educators Paolo Freire, bell hooks, Henry Giroux and Howard Zinn, as well as extending the framework of critical theorists Gloria Anzaldúa, Cornel West and others, this research begins to sketch the influence of the LAEs interviewed in Miami from 2003-2013. As a sociocultural ethnographic study positioned at the crossroads of many fields, this research is hopefully the first step toward understanding the central value of LAEs’ work in Miami.

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