Paulo Freire: A Critical EncounterPeter Leonard, Peter McLaren Paulo Freire is one of the century's great thinkers on education and the politics of liberation. Known mostly for his literacy campaigns in Latin America and Africa, and for his seminal work Pedagogy of the Oppressed, his thinking continues to be rediscovered by generations of teachers, scholars, community activists and cultural workers in Europe and North America. While his name is synonymous with the practice of Critical Literacy' and A Pedagogy of Liberation', his work has been appropiated in many diverse fields of discipline and site-based projects of social reform. This volume represents a pathfinding analysis of Freires work and in many cases it offers an extension of his thinking in order to make it more applicable to first world contexts. Peter McLaren and Peter Leonard have brought together a divergent group of scholars widely recognized for their contributions to critical theory and critical pedagogy. Themes addressed include Freier's relation to feminist critique, his philosophical roots and an evaluation of his ideas from postmodernist and postcolonialist perspectives. The collection will be essential reading for anyone interested in the radical sociology of education and the politics of liberation. |
Contents
Paulo Freire and the dangerous memories of liberation | 1 |
1 PAULO FREIRES RADICAL DEMOCRATIC HUMANISM | 8 |
PAULO FREIRES CRITICAL PEDAGOGY | 24 |
THE BRAZILIAN DEBATE | 36 |
CRITICAL LITERACY RESISTANCE AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY | 47 |
5 FUNCTIONAL LITERACY FROM A FREIREAN POINT OF VIEW | 90 |
THE POLITICAL PEDAGOGY OF PAULO FREIRE | 119 |
7 BELL HOOKS SPEAKING ABOUT PAULO FREIRETHE MAN HIS WORK | 145 |
INTELLECTUAL ENCOUNTERS WITH FREIRE AND GRAMSCI 197486 | 153 |
9 A DIALOGUE WITH PAULO FREIRE | 167 |
10 PAULO FREIRE AND THE POLITICS OF POSTCOLONIALISM | 175 |
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