ABSTRACT. This article explores examines how decolonial underground pedagogy connects teaching, learning, community building and consciousness raising in minority-led subcultures. It examines how these experiences can contribute to ongoing struggles for racial justice, gender equity, Indigenous sovereignty and other anticolonial goals. The chapter sets the stage for analysing the educational significance of subcultural formations where marginalised communities pursue decolonisation on their own terms.

Keywords: punk rock; heavy metal; subculture studies; informal learning; decolonial underground pedagogy

How to cite: Romero, N. (2024). Decolonial underground pedagogy: Decolonising education, informal learning and subculture studies for educational justice. Knowledge Cultures, 12(2), 67-80. https://doi.org/10.22381/kc12220244.

Received October 12, 2023 • Received in revised form January 16, 2024
Accepted January 28, 2024 • Available online September 1, 2024