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Pedagogy of the Oppressed

  • 186 pages · about 3 hours
  • First published 1967
  • 19 editions

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1 About this book

"The methodology of the late Paulo Freire, once considered such a threat to the established order that he was "invited" to leave his native Brazil, 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 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."

Good for readers who want: philosophy and essays.

  • Philosophy
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Education, philosophy
  • Essays
  • Education
  • Liberty
  • Freedom
  • Teaching

2 About Paulo Freire

1921–1997

Paulo Reglus Neves Freire (19 September 1921 – 2 May 1997) was a Brazilian educator and Marxist philosopher whose work has affected global thought on education. He is best known for Pedagogy of the Oppressed, in which he reimagines teaching as a political act of liberation rather than critical cultural transmission of values.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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