The Chair of Afro-Colombian Studies: A Pedagogical Tool for Cultural Reclamation and Educational Inclusion in the Colombian Caribbean

Abstract

This article arises from a documentary research focused on the implementation of the Chair of Afro-Colombian Studies (CEA) in the Colombian educational system, with emphasis on its development in institutions in Córdoba, Colombia. The research is structured as a critical systematization that highlights the tensions, challenges and advances around the incorporation of ethnic-cultural content in school curricula. Normative references such as Law 70 of 1993 and Decree 1122 of 1998 are analyzed, as well as concrete pedagogical experiences, interviews with teachers and institutional diagnoses that reveal the current state of the CEA in the local context. The research allows us to reflect on the historical invisibilization of Afro-Colombian communities in educational processes, as well as on the role of teachers as agents of transformation that require training in ethnoeducation. It is concluded that the CEA is not only a legal mandate, but also an ethical and pedagogical imperative that invites the construction of more just, intercultural and inclusive schools. The article is based on a critical intercultural perspective and considers the theoretical contributions of ethnoeducation and Afro-Colombian studies as guiding frameworks for the analysis.