Ethnic studies and the terrain of settler colonialism: M. Sean Arce, Anita E. Fernández, Theresa Montaño, Guadalupe Carrasco Cardona, ‘Chicanx-Palestine Solidarity: The Movement for Ethnic Studies in California’, Ethnic Studies Pedagogies, 2, 2, 2024, pp. 159-173 | settler colonial studies blog

Ethnic studies and the terrain of settler colonialism: M. Sean Arce, Anita E. Fernández, Theresa Montaño, Guadalupe Carrasco Cardona, ‘Chicanx-Palestine Solidarity: The Movement for Ethnic Studies in California’, Ethnic Studies Pedagogies, 2, 2, 2024, pp. 159-173

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Abstract: Chicanx solidarity with the Palestinian liberation movement has a long history that is rooted in
self-determination and resistance to settler colonialism and imperialism. The current backlash on
the inclusion of Arab American Studies, and specifically the inclusion of Palestine in Ethnic Studies
curriculum, has mobilized us to collectively organize in order to ensure the fidelity of the field of
Ethnic Studies maintains its roots in decolonial and liberatory pedagogy. This article frames the
current context in California, with regards to the attempted erasure of Palestine in Ethnic Studies,
the historical roots of Chicanx solidarity with the Palestine liberation movement, and the
reclaiming of liberatory Ethnic Studies. Collectively our organizations are training educators,
teaching future teachers and impacting statewide policy to build power and scale up the
movement for authentic, decolonial and liberatory Ethnic Studies that includes Palestine.

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