ES Major and Faculty Co-Authored Journal Article Published
ES Student and Faculty Co-Authored Journal Article: A Decolonial Approach to International Education: Insights from a Cal Poly Global Program in Palermo, Sicily.
ES Major iyad jamaly and ES faculty member Elvira Pulitano, june 2024 (Photo from cal poly OUDI)
Ethnic Studies Major Iyad Kamal Jamaly and Ethnic Studies Professor Elvira Pulitano recently celebrated the publication of their co-authored journal article, A Decolonial Approach to International Education: Insights from a Cal Poly Global Program in Palermo, Sicily. This work was inspired by a BEACoN Research project they previously completed in Winter/Spring 2024 as well as Iyad's participation in the 2023 Global Program Cal Poly in Sicily.
Abstract:
This article presents a critical intervention in the current debates about decolonizing international education. It is based on a Global Program in Palermo, Sicily, offered by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in summer 2023. As both program creator/director and student participant in the program, the authors rely on their personal experience and insights along with expertise in coloniality and decolonial theories. The article focuses on a series of pedagogical activities led by a young group of migrants and refugees who, in the city of Palermo, have come together to form two associations designed and structured to offer new contemporary models of citizenship and belonging. These workshops offered Cal Poly students who participated in the Global Program a tangible lesson of the transformative experience of international education when the power shifts to local experts and communities.