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This article focuses on efforts to critically analyze the social reproductive functions of school... more This article focuses on efforts to critically analyze the social reproductive functions of schooling with a group of pre-service teachers in the US–Mexico border region, and on students’ reactions to these efforts. The students – all female, predominantly Mexican-American – had experienced both educational discrimination and academic success, and heavily invested in the dominant view of schooling as a meritocracy where individual talent and motivation regularly overcome structural obstacles. We argue that the students’ ideologies and experi- ences of class, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and language predisposed them to resist analysis of systemic inequalities in schools; we also examine the implica- tions of this resistance for their future success as teachers. We conclude with recommendations for balancing structural pessimism and strategic optimism in the classroom, and for bringing students’ personal and social histories to bear on the contradictions between schooling’s promise of social mobility and its tendency to reproduce social inequality.

Journal of Porn Studies, 2017

Debates over the production and consumption of pornography have divided scholars into two main ca... more Debates over the production and consumption of pornography have divided scholars into two main camps: anti-porn and sex-positive or pro-porn. Correspondingly, research about pornography has largely focused either on its negative social impacts or on its promise of personal sexual liberation. Very little work has explored the way in which pornography can be both repressive and freeing in the same instance, offering opportunities for excitement and titillation that may reify systemic oppression while also empowering marginalized subjects to disrupt these systems in unique ways. Grounding our work in the everyday life of erotic racism, we utilize Weiss’s notion of performative efficacy and Nash's racial iconography in order to conduct a deep reading of a well-known gay BDSM pornographic film. The analysis demonstrates how porn actors may find racial pleasure in their work by appropriating gendered racial stereotypes to counter standard racist narratives.

Papers by Aurolyn Luykx

Bloomsbury Academic eBooks, 2022

Runa, 2014

Articulo publicado originalmente como: LUYKX, Aurolyn (2005) “Children as Socializing Agents: Fam... more Articulo publicado originalmente como: LUYKX, Aurolyn (2005) “Children as Socializing Agents: Family Language Policy in Situations of Language Shift” En. En J. Cohen, K.T. Mc Allister, L. Rostald, y J. Mc Swan (eds.). Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium of Bilingualism 1407-1414. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press. Autorizado por la autora para publicarse en RUNA.

Going to school in Latin America, 2008

Overview of education in Bolivia. Historical review with emphasis on the major Bolivian education... more Overview of education in Bolivia. Historical review with emphasis on the major Bolivian educational reforms. Chapter published in 2008, before the new education law of 2010. Coauthored with Aurolyn Luykx. En Gvirtz, S. y Beech, J. (eds.). Going to School in Latin America. The Global School Room, (pp. 35-54). Westport: Greenwood Press.

Going to School in Latin America, 2008

Overview of education in Bolivia. Historical review with emphasis on the major Bolivian education... more Overview of education in Bolivia. Historical review with emphasis on the major Bolivian educational reforms. Chapter published in 2008, before the new education law of 2010.
Coauthored with Aurolyn Luykx.

En Gvirtz, S. y Beech, J. (eds.). Going to School in Latin America. The Global School Room, (pp. 35-54). Westport: Greenwood Press.

Journal of Latin American Anthropology, 2008

International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2004

Current language policies in Bolivia are based on ideological assumptions that reflect the langua... more Current language policies in Bolivia are based on ideological assumptions that reflect the language practice of Spanish speakers, rather than sociolinguistic evidence. These assumptions include: that standardization is key to Quechua language revitalization and political empowerment; that etymological criteria are the best guide for elaborating a standard; and that literacy-and school-based functions are the most crucial to Quechua's future. Inasmuch as these assumptions conflict with the language ideologies of Quechua communities, policies' chances for success are diminished. Rather than focusing exclusively on domains where Spanish is dominant, language planners should address language shift in those domains that constitute Quechua's stronghold: the home and the community.

Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education, 2007

Background A critical issue in academic assessment is the effect of children's language and c... more Background A critical issue in academic assessment is the effect of children's language and culture on their measured performance. Research on this topic has rarely focused on science education, because science is commonly (though erroneously) assumed to be “culture free.” Students’ scientific understandings are influenced by the cultural values, experiences, and epistemologies of their home communities. Efforts to minimize cultural bias include designing tests to be “culturally neutral” and, conversely, tailoring assessments to specific cultural groups; both approaches are theoretically and practically problematic. Several studies have focused on testing accommodations for English language learners (ELLs), but accommodations raise validity and feasibility issues and are limited by “English-only” policies. This article stresses the linkages between language and culture, drawing on contemporary literacy theory and research on scientific communities as well as groups traditionally...

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Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007

... The Challenge of Altering Elementary School Teachers' Beliefs and Practices Regarding Li... more ... The Challenge of Altering Elementary School Teachers' Beliefs and Practices Regarding Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Science Instruction Okhee Lee,1 Aurolyn Luykx,2 Cory Buxton,1 Annis Shaver3 1School of Education, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146 ...

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007

Abstract: This article is situated within a theoretical framework, instructional congruence, arti... more Abstract: This article is situated within a theoretical framework, instructional congruence, articulating issues of student diversity with the demands of academic disciplines. In the context of a large-scale study targeting elementary school science, the article describes a research ...

American Educational Research Journal, 2005

In the climate of standards-based instruction and accountability, scaling up educational innovati... more In the climate of standards-based instruction and accountability, scaling up educational innovations is necessary to bring about system-wide improvements. As a result of fundamental tensions involving effective educational policies and practices for diverse student groups, scaling up is especially challenging in multilingual, multicultural, and inner-city settings. In this article, grounded in the instructional congruence framework, the authors highlight the challenges facing schools and teachers in articulating science disciplines with nonmainstream students’ linguistic and cultural experiences while also promoting English language and literacy. Rigorous attention to such challenges is needed to make scaling up of educational interventions more effective and to answer the question of what constitutes “best policies and practices” for diverse student groups.

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2013

ABSTRACT Available as a pdf by request to jmheyman@utep.edu . This article focuses on efforts to ... more ABSTRACT Available as a pdf by request to jmheyman@utep.edu . This article focuses on efforts to critically analyze the social reproductive functions of schooling with a group of pre-service teachers in the US–Mexico border region, and on students’ reactions to these efforts. The students – all female, predominantly Mexican-American – had experienced both educational discrimination and academic success, and heavily invested in the dominant view of schooling as a meritocracy where individual talent and motivation regularly overcome structural obstacles. We argue that the students’ ideologies and experiences of class, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and language predisposed them to resist analysis of systemic inequalities in schools; we also examine the implications of this resistance for their future success as teachers. We conclude with recommendations for balancing structural pessimism and strategic optimism in the classroom, and for bringing students’ personal and social histories to bear on the contradictions between schooling’s promise of social mobility and its tendency to reproduce social inequality.

This article focuses on efforts to critically analyze the social reproductive functions of school... more This article focuses on efforts to critically analyze the social reproductive functions of schooling with a group of pre-service teachers in the US–Mexico border region, and on students’ reactions to these efforts. The students – all female, predominantly Mexican-American – had experienced both educational discrimination and academic success, and heavily invested in the dominant view of schooling as a meritocracy where individual talent and motivation regularly overcome structural obstacles. We argue that the students’ ideologies and experi- ences of class, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and language predisposed them to resist analysis of systemic inequalities in schools; we also examine the implica- tions of this resistance for their future success as teachers. We conclude with recommendations for balancing structural pessimism and strategic optimism in the classroom, and for bringing students’ personal and social histories to bear on the contradictions between schooling’s promise of social mobility and its tendency to reproduce social inequality.

Journal of Porn Studies, 2017

Debates over the production and consumption of pornography have divided scholars into two main ca... more Debates over the production and consumption of pornography have divided scholars into two main camps: anti-porn and sex-positive or pro-porn. Correspondingly, research about pornography has largely focused either on its negative social impacts or on its promise of personal sexual liberation. Very little work has explored the way in which pornography can be both repressive and freeing in the same instance, offering opportunities for excitement and titillation that may reify systemic oppression while also empowering marginalized subjects to disrupt these systems in unique ways. Grounding our work in the everyday life of erotic racism, we utilize Weiss’s notion of performative efficacy and Nash's racial iconography in order to conduct a deep reading of a well-known gay BDSM pornographic film. The analysis demonstrates how porn actors may find racial pleasure in their work by appropriating gendered racial stereotypes to counter standard racist narratives.

Bloomsbury Academic eBooks, 2022

Runa, 2014

Articulo publicado originalmente como: LUYKX, Aurolyn (2005) “Children as Socializing Agents: Fam... more Articulo publicado originalmente como: LUYKX, Aurolyn (2005) “Children as Socializing Agents: Family Language Policy in Situations of Language Shift” En. En J. Cohen, K.T. Mc Allister, L. Rostald, y J. Mc Swan (eds.). Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium of Bilingualism 1407-1414. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press. Autorizado por la autora para publicarse en RUNA.

Going to school in Latin America, 2008

Overview of education in Bolivia. Historical review with emphasis on the major Bolivian education... more Overview of education in Bolivia. Historical review with emphasis on the major Bolivian educational reforms. Chapter published in 2008, before the new education law of 2010. Coauthored with Aurolyn Luykx. En Gvirtz, S. y Beech, J. (eds.). Going to School in Latin America. The Global School Room, (pp. 35-54). Westport: Greenwood Press.

Going to School in Latin America, 2008

Overview of education in Bolivia. Historical review with emphasis on the major Bolivian education... more Overview of education in Bolivia. Historical review with emphasis on the major Bolivian educational reforms. Chapter published in 2008, before the new education law of 2010.
Coauthored with Aurolyn Luykx.

En Gvirtz, S. y Beech, J. (eds.). Going to School in Latin America. The Global School Room, (pp. 35-54). Westport: Greenwood Press.

Journal of Latin American Anthropology, 2008

International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2004

Current language policies in Bolivia are based on ideological assumptions that reflect the langua... more Current language policies in Bolivia are based on ideological assumptions that reflect the language practice of Spanish speakers, rather than sociolinguistic evidence. These assumptions include: that standardization is key to Quechua language revitalization and political empowerment; that etymological criteria are the best guide for elaborating a standard; and that literacy-and school-based functions are the most crucial to Quechua's future. Inasmuch as these assumptions conflict with the language ideologies of Quechua communities, policies' chances for success are diminished. Rather than focusing exclusively on domains where Spanish is dominant, language planners should address language shift in those domains that constitute Quechua's stronghold: the home and the community.

Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education, 2007

Background A critical issue in academic assessment is the effect of children's language and c... more Background A critical issue in academic assessment is the effect of children's language and culture on their measured performance. Research on this topic has rarely focused on science education, because science is commonly (though erroneously) assumed to be “culture free.” Students’ scientific understandings are influenced by the cultural values, experiences, and epistemologies of their home communities. Efforts to minimize cultural bias include designing tests to be “culturally neutral” and, conversely, tailoring assessments to specific cultural groups; both approaches are theoretically and practically problematic. Several studies have focused on testing accommodations for English language learners (ELLs), but accommodations raise validity and feasibility issues and are limited by “English-only” policies. This article stresses the linkages between language and culture, drawing on contemporary literacy theory and research on scientific communities as well as groups traditionally...

See next page for additional authors

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007

... The Challenge of Altering Elementary School Teachers' Beliefs and Practices Regarding Li... more ... The Challenge of Altering Elementary School Teachers' Beliefs and Practices Regarding Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Science Instruction Okhee Lee,1 Aurolyn Luykx,2 Cory Buxton,1 Annis Shaver3 1School of Education, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146 ...

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007

Abstract: This article is situated within a theoretical framework, instructional congruence, arti... more Abstract: This article is situated within a theoretical framework, instructional congruence, articulating issues of student diversity with the demands of academic disciplines. In the context of a large-scale study targeting elementary school science, the article describes a research ...

American Educational Research Journal, 2005

In the climate of standards-based instruction and accountability, scaling up educational innovati... more In the climate of standards-based instruction and accountability, scaling up educational innovations is necessary to bring about system-wide improvements. As a result of fundamental tensions involving effective educational policies and practices for diverse student groups, scaling up is especially challenging in multilingual, multicultural, and inner-city settings. In this article, grounded in the instructional congruence framework, the authors highlight the challenges facing schools and teachers in articulating science disciplines with nonmainstream students’ linguistic and cultural experiences while also promoting English language and literacy. Rigorous attention to such challenges is needed to make scaling up of educational interventions more effective and to answer the question of what constitutes “best policies and practices” for diverse student groups.

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2013

ABSTRACT Available as a pdf by request to jmheyman@utep.edu . This article focuses on efforts to ... more ABSTRACT Available as a pdf by request to jmheyman@utep.edu . This article focuses on efforts to critically analyze the social reproductive functions of schooling with a group of pre-service teachers in the US–Mexico border region, and on students’ reactions to these efforts. The students – all female, predominantly Mexican-American – had experienced both educational discrimination and academic success, and heavily invested in the dominant view of schooling as a meritocracy where individual talent and motivation regularly overcome structural obstacles. We argue that the students’ ideologies and experiences of class, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and language predisposed them to resist analysis of systemic inequalities in schools; we also examine the implications of this resistance for their future success as teachers. We conclude with recommendations for balancing structural pessimism and strategic optimism in the classroom, and for bringing students’ personal and social histories to bear on the contradictions between schooling’s promise of social mobility and its tendency to reproduce social inequality.

International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2016

Though usually referred to as “the Quechua language”, Quechua is actually a diverse language fami... more Though usually referred to as “the Quechua language”, Quechua is actually a diverse language family extending from Colombia to northern Argentina. Quechua languages are not all mutually intelligible, but speakers are generally unaware of that fact, since they use it mostly in local, communitarian settings. This study examines the evolving speech behavior and meta-linguistic discourse of an international group of Quechua speakers, most of whom were encountering different varieties of Quechua for the first time as participants in a two-year graduate program in bilingual-intercultural education. Over the course of the program, students developed several strategies to facilitate communication across their different Quechua varieties. We examine those strategies and their implications for language planning, language education, and the emergence of a broader pan-Quechua identity.

Language Socialization in Bilingual and Multilingual Societies