Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition

Paulo Freire

Bloomsbury Academic, Sep 1, 2000 - Education - 183 pages

First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in English in 1970. The methodology of the late Paulo Freire has helped to empower countless impoverished and illiterate people throughout the world. Freire's work has taken on especial urgency in the United States and Western Europe, where the creation of a permanent underclass among the underprivileged and minorities in cities and urban centers is increasingly accepted as the norm. With a substantive new introduction on Freire's life and the remarkable impact of this book by writer and Freire confidant and authority Donaldo Macedo, this anniversary edition of Pedagogy of the Oppressed will inspire a new generation of educators, students, and general readers for years to come.For more information, visit www.pedagogyoftheoppressed.com.

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User Review  - DocWood - LibraryThing

Freire wrote about teaching illiterate peasants (and, God love him, fomenting revolution at the same time) but his book nevertheless serves as a philosophical guide to turning traditional college education on its head. I've revamped my entire course based on his work.

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User Review  - wealhtheowwylfing - LibraryThing

I've seen quotes from this that burned with fierce fire into my brain (ex: "Any situation in which some individuals prevent others from engaging in the process of inquiry is one of violence. The means ...

About the author

Paulo Freire is the author of the bestselling Pedagogy of the Oppressed as well as Education for Critical Consciousness, Pedagogy in Process (The Letters to Guinea-Bissau), Learning to Question (with Antonio Faundez), and Pedagogy of the City.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition; Critical pedagogy today series
• Author: Paulo Freire
• Edition: reprint, revised, annotated
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2000
• ISBN: 0826412769, 9780826412768
• Length: 183 pages
• Subjects: Education / Aims & Objectives; Education / General; Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General; Social Science / Sociology / General