Paulo Freires Philosophy of Education in Contemporary Context

Zusatztext

Whither the seminal thinking and practice of Paulo Freire in contemporary times? If Covid 19 is the most seismic health crisis in living memory, it is also just as much an unprecedented crisis for education and society. While Paulo Freires work so often calls attention to the deprivations and exploitations suffered by the weakest in our society, at no stage does Freires work succumb to a negativism or a pessimism about the possibilities of transformation. To the contrary, Freires work is always animated by a strong and fundamental affirmative spirit which calls on people to join together to make change, as opposed to simply waiting around for it to happen. This text on Freires contemporary importance thus seems a timely intervention. Originally a conversation between engaged interlocutors at a University of Catania symposium, this discussion then broadens out to include connection to the particular rendering of these issues across different national and international contexts. Including essays by established and new thinkers in the Critical Pedagogy perspective, the book also includes up to date and exciting interviews with contemporary practitioners of Theatre of the Oppressed and related social-therapeutic approaches in Italy.

Autorenportrait

Jones Irwin is Associate Professor in Philosophy and Education at Dublin City University, Republic of Ireland. Letterio Todaro is Associate Professor in History of Education at University of Catania, Sicily, Italy.

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