Pedagogy of the Oppressed
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Preface Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4
Themes
All Themes Freedom and Oppression Education Static History vs. Fluid History Maintaining and Overthrowing Oppression Dialectics
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Paulo Freire The Oppressor The Oppressed
Terms
All Terms Oppression, Liberation Dehumanization, Humanization Freedom Praxis Dialogue Dialectic Conscientização Verbalism, Activism Theme Limit-situation Pedagogy
Symbols
All Symbols Banking
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed

by Paulo Freire
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Introduction Intro
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Summary & Analysis Summary
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Freedom and Oppression Theme Icon
    Freedom and Oppression
  • Education Theme Icon
    Education
  • Static History vs. Fluid History Theme Icon
    Static History vs. Fluid History
  • Maintaining and Overthrowing Oppression Theme Icon
    Maintaining and Overthrowing Oppression
  • Dialectics Theme Icon
    Dialectics
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Paulo Freire
  • The Oppressor
  • The Oppressed
Terms
  • All Terms
  • Oppression, Liberation
  • Dehumanization, Humanization
  • Freedom
  • Praxis
  • Dialogue
  • Dialectic
  • Conscientização
  • Verbalism, Activism
  • Theme
  • Limit-situation
  • Pedagogy
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Banking Symbol Icon
    Banking
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Freire uses the symbol of the bank to explain how a traditional, oppressive pedagogy works. In this traditional model, which Freire calls the “banking model” of education, knowledge functions as a kind of social currency…

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