Annunciation and denunciation in Paulo Freire's dialogical popular education
Journal article
West, L. 2021. Annunciation and denunciation in Paulo Freire's dialogical popular education. Australian Journal of Adult Learning. 61 (3), pp. 421-441.
Authors | West, L. |
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Abstract | I consider in this paper the question of balance in popular education between what we can call annunciation and denunciation, inspired by the work of Paulo Freire. By annunciation, I mean the role of love, affirmation, encouragement and profound encounters with otherness; by denunciation, I have in mind the spirit of critique and challenge to the established order of things. In the process, I question the marginalisation of liberation theology in Paulo Freire’s work among some radical educators. There has, I suggest, been a sundering of spirituality, and especially religious insight, from rational enquiry in the academic mainstream, which has influenced readings of Freire. Modernity has privileged intellectualism and critical rationality as the only valid way of knowing; matters of faith and varieties of religious experience have correspondingly been privatised. |
Keywords | Secularism; Religion; Capitalism; Critical spirit |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Australian Journal of Adult Learning |
Journal citation | 61 (3), pp. 421-441 |
Publisher | Adult Learning Australia |
ISSN | 1443-1394 |
Official URL | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1331128.pdf |
https://ajal.net.au/downloads/annunciation-and-denunciation-in-paulo-freires-dialogical-popular-education/ | |
Publication dates | |
Online | Nov 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 20 Mar 2024 |
Output status | Published |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/97610/annunciation-and-denunciation-in-paulo-freire-s-dialogical-popular-education
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