Monday, June 12, 2006

I think it is very important to talk about the ways in which Freire uses "oppressed" and "oppressor" and the dynamic relations between the two. His critique of "ignorance" is not one sided. Freire is not talking about educating the oppressor or "teaching the culture of power", Freire's intent is to develop dialogic education. For this he places as much responsability on the oppressed as he does on the oppressor. In my words, we all need to become reflective and critical beings whether (in Jay's words) we own the means of production or work for them. IN Freire's words "It is only the oppressed who, by freeing themselves, can free their oppressors" Where's "power" now Foucault?

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