Bloomsbury Academic Critical Education in International Perspective (Bloomsbury Critical Education)

Product Description International Perspectives on Critical Education presents new perspectives on critical pedagogy from Latin America, Southern Europe and Africa. While recognising the valuable work in critical pedagogy emerging from North America and the Northern hemisphere, testimony to Paulo Freires influence there, this book sheds light on parts of the world that are not given prominence. The book highlights the complementary work of Lorenzo Milani, Amilcar Cabral, exponents of Italian feminism, the Landless Workers Movement (MST) in Brazil, Antonio Gramsci, Gabriela Mistral and Julius Nyerere. It also focuses on a range of struggles such as education in the context of landlessness, independence, renewal and cognitive justice, social creation and against neoliberalism and decolonization. Review While acknowledging that knowledge plays a central role, social movement studies have been slow to reflect on the ways in which it is produced and transmitted. Focusing on critical education, this precious volume helps us understanding the role and challenges of an alternative pedagogy. --Donatella della Porta, Professor of Political Science, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, ItalyMayo and Vittoria offer us a well-assembled collection of relevant works about diverse contributions to critical education from international contexts including Chile, Brazil or Tanzania or Guinea- Bissau. As today core values of modernity face challenging threats attempting to destabilise our societies, critical education actions from different corners of the world, which go at the core of these values, are extremely meaningful and timely. For those of us who endeavour to contribute to a better world with our work and actions, delving into the contributions grounded on the work of Paulo Freire or Antonio Gramsci, among others, is of especial value nowadays, while a better education for all is a pending challenge to which many of us are devoted to contributing, so as to preserve and reinforce democracies throughout the 21st century. --Marta Soler-Gallart, Professor of Sociology, University of Barcelona, Spain About the Author Peter Mayo is a Professor in the Department of Arts, Open Communities and Adult Education, University of Malta, Malta. He is the co-editor of the series Postcolonial Studies in Education (Palgrave).Paolo Vittoria is Associate Professor in the Department of Humanistic Studies at Federico II University of Naples, Italy.