Rethinking Freire and Illich: Historical, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives

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Rosa Bruno-Jofré Michael Attridge

Rethinking Freire and Illich

Historical, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives

Rosa Bruno-Jofré, Michael Attridge, Jon Igelmo Zaldívar

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University of Toronto Press
10 December 2023

Philosophy & theory of education; Educational strategies & policy

Analysing the influential work of Freire and Illich, this collection examines their intellectual and political roots and their lasting impact in educational theory and practice.

Marking the fiftieth anniversary of two of the most influential books in modern educational and social theory, Rethinking Freire and Illich introduces readers to the results of the symposium of Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Ivan Illich's Deschooling Society. The collection uniquely analyses Freire and Illich together, although not in a comparative way. It acknowledges that both Freire and Illich led in different ways to a new approach to perceiving and understanding the concept of liberation as a human condition, while also presenting current criticisms of their work from a gendered perspective and by Indigenous scholars in the US and Canada.

Drawing on contributions from historians of education, theologians, digital experts, and philosophers of education, the book offers a historical analysis using extensive primary sources and an originality of topics. It introduces the ways in which the current generation reads the overall works of Freire and Illich in the search for a reconstructed democratic education. As a result, Rethinking Freire and Illich presents Freire and Illich in light of contemporary issues in this generation, and offers renewed searches for a good and just life and a reconstructed democratic education.

Edited by: Rosa Bruno-Jofré, Michael Attridge, Jon Igelmo Zaldívar
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9781487550431
ISBN 10: 148755043X
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 10 December 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rosa Bruno-Jofré is a professor in the Faculty of Education cross-appointed to the Department of History at Queen's University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Michael Attridge teaches historical and systematic theology at the Toronto School of Theology. Jon Igelmo Zaldivar is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Reviews for Rethinking Freire and Illich: Historical, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives

""Paulo Freire and Ivan Illich were colleagues and their main books had a major influence on educational thought in the 1970s and 80s. This collection of essays traces the origins of their thought and argues for their renewed relevance today. With the rise of interest in critically engaged learning and in the importance of outside-school 'learning networks, ' many of Freire and Illich's ideas have significance for the current context. Perhaps most revealingly, the authors reinterpret and extend these ideas to contemporary issues of gender, indigeneity, digital learning, and globalization."" --Nicholas C. Burbules, Gutgsell Professor of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ""This outstanding publication comprises a fresh historical perspective to Freire's and Illich's work and impact on the educational field, written with the best scholarly approach. In addition to its research achievements, the book introduces each new section with a beautiful photograph. The result is an attractive volume, which invites the reader to peruse its pages in search of enlightenment and pleasure."" --Diana Gonçalves Vidal, Professor in the Faculty of Education, University of São Paulo