Pluriversity, the Anthropocene and Relations With the Non‑Human Actors of the ‘Spiral of Life’. The Case of Indigenous Universities in the Cauca Region of Colombia
Abstract
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The research objectives concern relationship of the pluriversity with the Anthropocen and non-human actors of reality, and its role in the lives of indigenous communities.
THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The chosen methods are literature analysis and narrative interviews with members of Misak Universidad and Universidad Autónoma Indígena Intercultural.
THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: Argumentation evolves around how the concepts of epistemological mosaics, feeling – thinking with the Earth, reasoning with the heart, educational autonomy, emancipatory methodologies, harmonious, moral, concentrated, autonomous, diverse, indigenous economy, and the plan for long-term existence, are realized in analyzed institutions.
RESEARCH RESULTS: The results shows that education at the discussed pluriversities is going beyond the Anthropocene and towards the non-human actors of reality, and thus supports the survival of local, indigenous cultures.
CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND APPLICABLE VALUE OF RESEARCH: Described educational activities aim to develop and preserve the identity of indigenous communities, but they can also inspire Western universities in the matter of inercultural and environmental education.
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