RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Decolonial Arts‑Based Social Work and Education with Migrants in Spain: A Rights‑Based Approach
A1 Poza-García, Marta
A1 Martínez Verez, María Victoria
A1 Parejo Llanos, José Luis
K1 Trabajo social
K1 Educación intercultural
K1 Migración
K1 Derechos humanos
K1 Arte
K1 Educación en derechos humanos
K1 Migrantes
K1 Educación artística
K1 Investigación participativa
K1 Trabajo social
K1 Educación no formal
K1 6306.05 Sociología de la Educación
K1 5802 Organización y Planificación de la Educación
K1 6301.07 Sociología del Arte
AB This article examines how arts-based, rights-oriented social work can foster voice, dignity, and inclusion with migrants in Spain. Drawing on decolonial theory and an a/r/tographic approach, we designed a collaborative program in reception settings with 57 adult migrants. Visual and performative artifacts—self-portraits, cultural “subway-map” cartographies, photonarratives, a red-threads performance, and a floor installation—were treated as primary data. A constructivist grounded theory strategy guided analysis using a formal–symbolic–contextual matrix (composition/color/materiality; metaphors and chronotopes; production/audience). Findings show measurable learning in visual literacy and creative–expressive and social competences, alongside increased agency in public spaces. Participants co-curated what to share, reframing dominant narratives of mobility through collective meaning-making and community pedagogy. The study details a practical rights-based toolkit for social work: layered, accessible consent; anonymity and takedown options for images/QR content; safety briefings for public actions; member checking across stages; and co-curation to prevent aesthetic paternalism. We argue that arts-based practice, read through a decolonial lens, moves beyond using art as a mere method and functions as education within the arts that advances human rights in research, practice, and social work education. Implications are offered for curriculum, frontline practice, and community advocacy.
PB Springer
SN 2365-1792
YR 2026
FD 2026
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/83324
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/83324
LA eng
NO Journal of Human Rights and Social Work (in press)
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 25-mar-2026