Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition 30th Edition, Kindle Edition

Pedogogy of the Oppressed first came out in English in 1970 (or thereabouts). ithink I read it first as a budding community organizer in 1971 or 72. I was totally captivated as were many others. It was acclaimed then as one of the most powerful messages to those who believed in social justice and wish to somehow work with the poor and oppressed to seek their liberation. It was, and remains both a guide and a challenge to us. Freire urges us to first understand the situations of the oppressed, from their point of view, out of their own experience. Two, of many, lessons are crucial. One, is to understand our own need for liberation, our own need to recognize our own place in capitalist exploitation. Freire admonishes us not assume that we (academics, social workers, activists, community organizers, etc) can liberate or empower the oppressed. We can only accompany them on that journey, often a very difficult and dagerous one. He does not desparage the effots of "outsiders" to offer assistance, nor does he romanticize those who live under the heal of oppressivensystems. Our efforts however must be undertaken in humility, in solidarity with the poor, not as self appointed leaders and theoreticians who will impart our sophistcated knowledge to the masses. Indeed, contemporary activists and academics, both those in the acadey and inthe field, who offer rules and lessons on how to work in solidarity or, as is common these days, how to act as "allies" need to read Pedagogy before they dispense their lessons. And they should continue to read it. A second crucial point is to learn, think about, and put into action the notion of praxis, the crucial idea of always linking theory,action and reflection in working for progressive, liberation social change. Simply put, there can be no fundamental change without action and analysis. Ideas and action must not be seen to be in opposition but in a dynamic relationship. There are many points that Freire makes that come out of his own experience with the poor as well as his extensive reading of the great critical theorists. In my view, Freire' works and this book in particular are indispensable in understanding the struggles of the oppressed and the part to be played by those who wish to assist.

Freire beautifully provides context for this discussion about oppression and outlines how it is perpetuated by systems, structures, and people. He argues that true liberation for our society can only come from the actions of the oppressed, as they are the only ones who wield such power. He emphasizes the role of participatory community action and the necessity of revolutionary leaders to be in "communion" with the people in order to avoid further perpetuation of oppressive systems.

One of the most important books I have ever read. Totally changed my view of education and made me a more conscientious Social Worker. Highly recommend this book as a must have for anyone working in education, teaching, with youth and social services.

This book is seriously the worst I have had to read for my masters degree. Not only is it waaayyyy outdated and not relevant to current social issues, but also has racist terminology. The language is unnecessarily difficult too understand; I get it dude, you have a big vocabulary...yippee for you - but lets at least try to make it readable to the audience. It may have some valid points, but it is very hard to get past the gibberish and remain interested.

This book is for my personal library. It answers very important questions I have had throughout my life, concerning how a society that has been marked by colonization can overcome that past conditioning and understand it in a new light, an empowering one.

This book is incredible!!! it is well written and the vocabulary would keeps the most avid reader on his toes. I am a college graduate and i had a dictionary in one hand and a pen in the other! The book describe learning as a subjective approach, it is not about teaching them, but what can we learn from each other. Freire approach to teaching should be standard in every institution across the world.

This book was not as represented at all. Listed as very good it was barely acceptable with notes, highlighting and water damage, plus USED stickers all over it. Very disappointing. Would not use this seller again.

If you are a educator, I don’t think you can read this book without feeling you need to re-evaluate your teaching practices and pedagogy. It really changes your perspective on who your students are, and who you are as their teacher.

Required for uni

Cracking piece of analysis that deconstructs our approach to imposing learning on others

Need to see through the academia but good concept

Essential and in fabulous condition. Thanks!

Marking out new territory in describing radical, caring and ethical ways of seeing society, learning and the relationship of the two. A very influential book, it may lose a little in this translation, as it seems unnecessarily abstract at times.