Synopses & Reviews
Known for his literacy campaigns in Latin America and Africa and his seminal work, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire is regarded by many as the most significant educational thinker of the twentieth century. His thinking continues to be rediscovered by generations of teachers, scholars, community activists and cultural workers in Europe and the Americas.
Letters to Cristina offers Freire's own intimate retrospection of his life and work. These reflections, dedicated to his niece Cristina, provide a backdrop for a deeper understanding of his experiences--including a long exile from Brazil--that are linked to his philosophical and pedagogical work. Freire looks back on his childhood and youth, revisits his life as an engaged intellectual, responds to the contemporary theoretical challenges to his work, and analyzes the current educational and political challenges of the end of the twentieth century.
Synopsis
Known for his literacy campaigns in Latin America and Africa and his seminal work, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Freire is regarded by many as the most significant educational thinker of the 20th century. Letters to Cristina offers Freire's own intimate retrospection of his life and work and provides a backdrop for a deeper understanding of his experiences, including a long exile in Brazil.