Henry Giroux: Figures in Critical Pedagogy

[EmmaYaBasta]

it's remarkable that Giroux managed to last more than a semester at Miami University, Ohio. he must have bit his tongue rather hard all day.

[jolock5]

Simply excellent. Will go across and watch the full video.

What an inspiration!

[stormofemotions]

HEY, you should post this video completely... It would be really good and usefull

[maurojuliano]

what happened to the other 5 parts??? =(

[criticaljunkie]

all six videos were fantastic! this conversation itself is a brilliant example of the work theory can do within an electronic and democratic public space. this project (which i would describe as a perfect example of praxis) has the potential of expanding the scope of critical pedagogy to a wider audience. thank you so much Dr. Giroux and Dr. Kincheloe.

[atlien991]

This is a good primer for Freire's work.

The lessons of critical pedagogy are most needed in the sectors of society that have the most 'education' in the conventional sense. Obviously everyone needs criticality of thought. But to me, it seems most necessary by those who have been brainwashed and propagandized the most. In my society, the United States, that is the white middle/upper middle class citizen. How can we implement these lessons where they are needed?

How do we reach them?

[jankenb2]

Critical pedagogy offers us a way to better understand the challenges of the adult education student. Because knowledge progresses and is never self-evident from all perpectives, democracy in progress means questioning everything we hold to be self-evident. Maintaining the economic benefits of the dominant culture offers an interesting explanation of minority oppression.

Take a minority initiative, multiply by .9 and you will have a dominant culture solution...never fully made equal.

[mrjadriennejohnson]

what's with the title "Global television network chair communications studies"? Is McMaster pulling the wool over the funders eyes?

[fine1214]

why are these guys not on north american media? they're a helleva lot better that the corporate apologists that typically appear. they're not invited, i guess, because they'd challenge the same ol' same ol'. amazing.

[peacelf]

Giroux, McLaren and Paulo Freire changed my life. I've told Giroux this myself when I met with him 4 years ago at Penn. This is an important interview, but the work to change people is in the crafting of important lessons, like the one I included above.

peace

[QuiqueBA]

thanks for posting this!