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Pedagogy of Freedom
Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire (Related to this series)
- Author
- Paulo Freire
- Narrator
- Matthew Hendrickson
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 8 January 2026
- Run Time
- 5 hours 48 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In Pedagogy of Freedom Paulo Freire travels ever more deeply into the territory where learning and activism are the essence of human life. This profound book shows why an engaged way of learning and teaching is central to the creation of the individual, culture, and history.
Freire finds in today's emerging global society a new context in which education cannot be indifferent to the reproduction of dominant ideologies and the interrogation of them. He argues against "progressive" liberalism and its passive acceptance of a world where unemployment and hunger must inevitably co-exist with opulence. In so doing, he shows why an acceptance of fatalism leads to loss of personal and societal freedom-and how those individuals who think without optimism have lost their place in history.
This book displays the striking creativity and profound insight that characterized Freire's work to the very end of his life-an uplifting and provocative exploration not only for educators, but for all who learn and live.
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- Author
- Paulo Freire
- Narrator
- Matthew Hendrickson
- Duration
- 5 hours 48 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9781350603011
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Educational: Philosophy and ethics
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Pedagogy of Freedom by Paulo Freire, read by Matthew HendricksonIn Pedagogy of Freedom Paulo Freire travels ever more deeply into the territory where learning and activism are the essence of human life. This profound book shows why an engaged way of learning and teaching is central to the creation of the individual, culture, and history.Freire finds in today's emerging global society a new context in which education cannot be indifferent to the reproduction of dominant ideologies and the interrogation of them. He argues against "progressive" liberalism and its passive acceptance of a world where unemployment and hunger must inevitably co-exist with opulence. In so doing, he shows why an acceptance of fatalism leads to loss of personal and societal freedom-and how those individuals who think without optimism have lost their place in history.This book displays the striking creativity and profound insight that characterized Freire's work to the very end of his life-an uplifting and provocative exploration not only for educators, but for all who learn and live.
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