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Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Paulo Freire
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Region

Diaspora

Brazil

Era

Post-colonial

Language

Portuguese

Genre

Education

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Freire's radical educational philosophy, developed working with illiterate peasants in Brazil, argues that education must be a practice of liberation, not a 'banking' system that deposits knowledge into passive students.

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One of the most cited educational texts in the world; essential for pan-African education movements and literacy campaigns

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Freire's radical educational philosophy, developed working with illiterate peasants in Brazil, argues that education must be a practice of liberation, not a 'banking' system that deposits knowledge into passive students. One of the most cited educational texts in the world; essential for pan-African education movements and literacy campaigns

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