Symmetrical freedom quilts: the ethnomathematics of ways of communication, liberation, and art

Autores: Milton Rosa, Daniel Clark Orey
Localización: Revista Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática, ISSN-e 2011-5474, Vol. 2, Nº. 2, 2009, págs. 52-75
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- Symmetrical Freedom Quilts may be considered as links between mathematics, history, ethnomathematics, and the art of quilting. A quilt theme is a pedagogical way to integrate mathematics, art, and history in an interdisciplinary approach. This article combines an ethnomathematical-historical perspective by elaborating a history project related to the Underground Railroad . This work will allow teachers to develop classroom projects that help students to better understand geometry, especially concepts of symmetry and transformations . One of the objectives of this project is to stimulate student's creativity and interest, because quilts may be considered as cultural and mathematical expressions of student's daily life.