The traumatic aspect of naming: Psychoanalysis and the Freirean subject of (class) antagonism

• Published in: Educational philosophy and theory Vol. 56; no. 6; pp. 580 - 591
• Main Author: Armonda, Alex J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 11.05.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Classrooms; critical pedagogy; Critical theory; dialogue; Efficacy; Exile; Frame analysis; Hostility; Lacanian theory; Naming; Paulo Freire; Pedagogy; problem-posing pedagogy; Psychiatry; Psychoanalysis; Subjectivity; Teaching; Unconsciousness

Deploying a Lacanian conceptual framework, this article interrogates the psychoanalytic underpinnings of Paulo Freire's dialogical method of critical pedagogy. The paper advances the claim that the transformative efficacy of Freirean dialogue is rooted in its unique ability to confront and enga...