Learning Under the Storm. The case of Unitierra Oaxaca

Abstract

The expansion of neoliberalism and Modernity as a civilization project are eroding peoples commons and local knowledges everywhere. At the same time, from the grassroots, people are finding creative ways of bringing forward new and old practices to defend their commons. This research is an exploration of knowledge practices in the defence of the commons together with Unitierra Oaxaca. The reflections made here are based on ethnographic work conducted from February until May of 2019. This thesis explores the reconfiguration of learning and knowledge production by grassroots movements that form the social fabric of Unitierra Oaxaca. Through an on the ground experience the research is situated in the intersections of discussions on the commons, alternatives to education and knowledge production. Hopefully, this work can contribute to efforts happening in different contexts to reclaim the commons, the freedom to learn and to push forward the insurgencies of subjugated knowledges.