THE UTOPIA OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR THE ABORIGINES IN 19TH CENTURY ARGENTINA

The idea of a formal bilingual education addressed to the natives as a way to integrate them into the hegemonic society and, at the same time, instruir them in their own language was conceived in Argentina in the years of the Independence revolution. However, during the 19th century, the ideological...

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Main Author: Pérez Gras, María Laura
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Published: Sociedad de Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana y la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2011
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description The idea of a formal bilingual education addressed to the natives as a way to integrate them into the hegemonic society and, at the same time, instruir them in their own language was conceived in Argentina in the years of the Independence revolution. However, during the 19th century, the ideological changes embodied, mainly, by the 80´s generation did not allow this project to become a reality. On the contrary, this idea should be regarded as a 19th century utopia. Nowadays, people set on vindicating aborigines´ rights are still fighting so that they could get bilingual education to be able to interact and participate in the work and cultural world as any other Argentinian citizen would, but without having to give up their own traditions and knowledge. In this essay, we will analyze to what extent this idea of equality and brotherhood, respectful for the multiplicity of languages and communities that inhabit our land became a utopia during the 19th century; and we shall do this in the light of the concepts of utopia and ideology by Paul Ricoeur and the analysis of the linguistic map, complex and multilingual, that the society in Argentina presented at the time. 
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spelling oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-15722023-09-06T20:38:47Z THE UTOPIA OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR THE ABORIGINES IN 19TH CENTURY ARGENTINA LA UTOPÍA DE UNA ENSEÑANZA BILINGÜE DESTINADA AL ABORIGEN EN LA ARGENTINA DEL SIGLO XIX. Pérez Gras, María Laura Intercultural Bilingual Education Aborigines Ideology Utopia. Social Sciences The idea of a formal bilingual education addressed to the natives as a way to integrate them into the hegemonic society and, at the same time, instruir them in their own language was conceived in Argentina in the years of the Independence revolution. However, during the 19th century, the ideological changes embodied, mainly, by the 80´s generation did not allow this project to become a reality. On the contrary, this idea should be regarded as a 19th century utopia. Nowadays, people set on vindicating aborigines´ rights are still fighting so that they could get bilingual education to be able to interact and participate in the work and cultural world as any other Argentinian citizen would, but without having to give up their own traditions and knowledge. In this essay, we will analyze to what extent this idea of equality and brotherhood, respectful for the multiplicity of languages and communities that inhabit our land became a utopia during the 19th century; and we shall do this in the light of the concepts of utopia and ideology by Paul Ricoeur and the analysis of the linguistic map, complex and multilingual, that the society in Argentina presented at the time.  La idea de una enseñanza formal bilingüe dirigida al aborigen como modo de integrarlo a la sociedad hegemónica y, a la vez, instruirlo en su propia lengua fue concebida, en la Argentina, en los años de la lucha por la Independencia. Sin embargo, durante el siglo XIX, los cambios ideológicos encarnados, principalmente, por la generación del ´80 no permitieron que este proyecto se concretara. Por el contrario,debe ser considerado como una utopía del siglo XIX. Hoy, quienes reivindican los derechos de las comunidades aborígenes siguen luchando para que ellas puedan teneruna educación formal bilingüe que les permita interactuar yparticipar del mundolaboral y cultural como cualquier otro argentino lo haría, pero sin tener que renunciar a sussaberes y tradiciones. Sociedad de Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana y la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2011-07-11 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_educacion_latinamerican/article/view/1572 10.19053/01227238.1572 Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana; No. 15 (2010): Justo Sierra Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana; Núm. 15 (2010): Justo Sierra 2256-5248 0122-7238 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_educacion_latinamerican/article/view/1572/1568 Copyright (c) 2010 Journal History of Latin American Education
spellingShingle Intercultural Bilingual Education
Aborigines
Ideology
Utopia.
Social Sciences
Pérez Gras, María Laura
THE UTOPIA OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR THE ABORIGINES IN 19TH CENTURY ARGENTINA
title THE UTOPIA OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR THE ABORIGINES IN 19TH CENTURY ARGENTINA
title_alt LA UTOPÍA DE UNA ENSEÑANZA BILINGÜE DESTINADA AL ABORIGEN EN LA ARGENTINA DEL SIGLO XIX.
title_full THE UTOPIA OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR THE ABORIGINES IN 19TH CENTURY ARGENTINA
title_fullStr THE UTOPIA OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR THE ABORIGINES IN 19TH CENTURY ARGENTINA
title_full_unstemmed THE UTOPIA OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR THE ABORIGINES IN 19TH CENTURY ARGENTINA
title_short THE UTOPIA OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR THE ABORIGINES IN 19TH CENTURY ARGENTINA
title_sort utopia of bilingual education for the aborigines in 19th century argentina
topic Intercultural Bilingual Education
Aborigines
Ideology
Utopia.
Social Sciences
topic_facet Intercultural Bilingual Education
Aborigines
Ideology
Utopia.
Social Sciences
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