THE CURRENTNESS OF THE ‘PEDAGOGY OF THE OPPRESSED’ IN ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY: PAULO FREIRE’S PEDAGOGY OF REVOLUTION

In the present essay, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his manuscript, we revisit the classic book Pedagogy of the Oppressed, by Paulo Freire. Amidst difficult times for Brazil, and at a time in which we see the rise of the Non-Partisan School Movement (Movimento Escola sem Partido, in Port...

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Published inTrabalho, educação e saúde Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 1
Main Authors de Souza, Katia Reis, Mendonca, André Luís de Oliveira
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rio de Janeiro Escola Politecnica de Saude Joaquim Venancio, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz 01.01.2019
Subjects
Anniversaries
Conservatism
Convergence
Education history
Freire, Paulo (1921-1997)
Pedagogy
Postcolonialism
Teaching
Brazil
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Summary:In the present essay, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his manuscript, we revisit the classic book Pedagogy of the Oppressed, by Paulo Freire. Amidst difficult times for Brazil, and at a time in which we see the rise of the Non-Partisan School Movement (Movimento Escola sem Partido, in Portuguese), among other ‘advancements’ of conservatism, the masterpiece of the patron of Brazilian education is more current and vigorous than ever before. Here, even though we recognize that Freire's essay meant a certain ‘revolution’ in pedagogy, our focus is on what we consider his central, though little debated, thesis: the pedagogy of revolution. Moreover, in the end, we show that Freire was one of the pioneers in Brazil of the post-colonial thinking, and this must work as a point of convergence with this libertarian school of thought, whose revival renews the hopes and utopia of the Left.
ISSN:1678-1007
1981-7746
DOI:10.1590/1981-7746-sol00188