The “diversity of diversities” in the classroom: a challenge for schools of the XXI century

Abstract

Currently, one of the paradigms which arises when talking about interculturality is of diversity, which is based on the hybrid character of any cultural, ethnic, religious, gender or social class identity. These identities are articulated through the praxis of interactions between heterogeneous actors in interstitial spaces, such as those of the schools, and are also revealed through discriminatory practices. Therefore, the objective of this research was to reveal discriminatory attitudes from the perspective of the intercultural and intersectional approach in the Algarrobo Departmental Educational Institution (Department of Magdalena-Colombia), using as a method of educational ethnography research. Cases of homophobia and xenophobia were identified, which are naturalized or made invisible under the label of bullying, which lack an approach at the curricular level and from pedagogical practice.