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Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution (Culture and Education Series)

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Setting the Record Straight on Two Solid Humans

By Robert E. Bahruth, Ph.D. - May 28, 2000

Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy ofRevolutionReviewer: Robert E. Bahruth, Ph.D. from Boise StateUniversity, Boise, IdahoIn order to contextualize the significance of the contributions of both Che Guevara and Paulo Freire for American readers, McLaren makes the analogy to Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. respectively. Whereas Che, Malcolm X and Dr. King were all dealt with by assassination, Paulo died of heart failure at the age of 75. One might suspect that Paulo's end may have been more violent - and he certainly suffered persecution during critical periods in his lifetime, including a long exile - had his ideas not been rejected by anti-intellectuals in the American academy. Often his work was dismissed, without careful consideration, by professors who claimed that his ideas only applied to third world contexts. To this Donaldo Macedo often asked the critical question: Have you been to East Los Angeles, Roxbury, Harlem, East St. Louis or Camden, New... read more

Guevara's Radical Legacy

By Valeria D'Annibale - May 11, 2000

Peter McLaren has long been recognized as one of the pioneering figures within the tradition of critical pedagagy and his body of work thus far has been hailed, rightfully so, as cutting-edge in his field. Yet what makes McLaren's work both provocative and unique is that it transcends the boundaries of any one discipline--in this case, education, and speaks to much broader concerns within critical social theory as a whole. His latest book to which this review is dedicated, "Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution," is arguably his most powerful contribution not only to social theory but to progressive Left politics as a whole. After reading this inspiring text, I was immediately reminded of E.P. Thompson's famous treatise "The Poverty of Theory" penned more than twenty years ago. In that text, Thompson was, of course, mainly concerned with the influence of Althusserian Marxism and the tendency of intellectuals to become so immersed... read more

vivid scholarship that connects theory and practice

By Freddy - January 28, 2013

I highly recommend this book to students, researchers in critical education, and activists in human rights. McLaren's book provides insights in social and consciousness transformation and gives powerful critiques on the global contexts in education. His research on Che and Freire engages readers in the possibility of reconstructing a revolutionary narrative. McLaren's research provides his characteristic commitment to social transformation through critical education. In this book, he provides clear connection between theory and practice, ideals and biographical transformation.

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