Abstract
This article is the result of a work previously carried out in the framework of my doctoral thesis that investigated the identity transformations of indigenous youth living in communities of the Ecuadorian Andean páramo and who, due to structural issues (access to the educational system and constant search for employment) have migrated to other cities locally and internationally. The constant human mobility of indigenous youth has produced a reconfiguration in socialization practices, leading them to live a rurban logic in the cities where they settle and in their communities of origin. Therefore, within the communities and in parallel to this reconfiguration of interactions, "other" ways of being an indigenous youth emerge, ways that strain the community practices that are preserved by the adult population. In this paper we focus on the transformations that have taken place in the identity practices and, in particular, in the linguistic changes that operate in the spaces of socialization (community-school) of indigenous youth. The methodology used is in the tradition of qualitative studies, betting on a multisite ethnographic work in the communities of origin and, of course, in the educational and recreational spaces attended by indigenous youth.
Translated title of the contribution | Transformations in the Identity Practices of Indigenous Youth of the Central Sierra of Ecuador |
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Original language | Spanish (Ecuador) |
Pages (from-to) | 19-29 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Cuadernos del Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 28 |
State | Published - 30 Dec 2019 |
Keywords
- Identity
- Indigenous youth
- Language
CACES Knowledge Areas
- 413A Social and Cultural Studies