I am still working on understanding them. My life has been a long process of this white girl realizing these very same things. They also realize they need tools to understand these concepts better so that they can work with People of Color to end racism and violence. Many white people realize that they don’t really understand oppression, racism, and injustice. We are currently witnessing oppressed people cry out for justice. (You can read about two such times here and here.) Oppression Still Exists Although it was written decades ago, Pedagogy of the Oppressed is still relevant today. I always love what happens when we read this book together in class.
I often teach Freire’s most influential work, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, in my college ethics classes. Paulo Freire His work also provides a helpful philosophy for people who want to become an ally to oppressed people everywhere. Freire wrote primarily about how oppressed people–especially people oppressed by racism–can liberate both themselves and their oppressors in order to create a more just and humanizing world. I wrote my dissertation on education and justice, and the last chapters focused primarily on Freire and his philosophy of liberation and education.
Some Background on Freire If you have read my blog for a while or have looked at my author’s bio, you may know that the Brazilian philosopher and educator Paulo Freire has a great influence on my thought and writing. This post is a guide for reading chapter one of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
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