Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs
Publication Date
Spring 2022
Abstract
This study gauges how adult Bernalillo Nuevomexicanos reacted to a critical curriculum that addresses how race, class, power, and identity influence Nuevomexicano language use, and an understanding of history and culture, with emphasis on the Bernalillo Matachines Dance, Las Fiestas de San Lorenzo and associated customs. In addition, the study aims to discover what elements they find positive, negative, and what they would revise about the curriculum. This study is an attempt to create agency through the creation of a critical curriculum unit by a community researcher, teaching the pilot unit to a group of community members, and gauging their reactions to the course content and instruction.
Keywords
Nuevomexicano language and culture, critical curriculum, Matachines, Bernalillo
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies
Level of Degree
Doctoral
Department Name
Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
First Committee Member (Chair)
Rebecca Blum-Martinez
Second Committee Member
Glenabah Martinez
Third Committee Member
A. Gabriel Melendez
Fourth Committee Member
Diane Torres-Velasquez
Recommended Citation
Moreno, Joseph. "“WE ARE SO MUCH ALIKE, BUT NOBODY WANTS TO ADMIT IT”: REACTIONS TO A CRITICAL BERNALILLO NUEVOMEXICANO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CURRICULUM." (2022). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_llss_etds/137
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Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons
