Pedagogy of the Oppressed: Chapter 4

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This episode is the final episode of a miniseries that unpacks Paulo Freire’s (1970) book “Pedagogy of the Oppressed.” This particular episode unpacks chapter 4, which synthesizes the concepts introduced in the previous chapters and discusses the difference between anti-dialogical and dialogical practices in education (and at large). This episode builds off the previous unpacking scholarship episodes on chapter one, chapter two, and chapter three so make sure you listen to those episodes before jumping in here.

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Chapter one

Chapter two

Chapter three

Chapter four

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00:00 Intro

00:51 Action and reflection

04:38 Characteristics of antidialogical practices

05:11 1) Conquest

06:06 2) Divide and rule

11:56 3) Manipulation

14:51 Cultural invasion

21:53 What are leaders in education?

25:07 How to combat antidialogical practices

25:32 1) Cooperation

26:49 2) Unity for liberation

27:31 3) Organization

30:38 4) Cultural synthesis

32:36 Lingering questions and thoughts

32:50 My biggest question that I've saved for the end is why doesn't the author provide more evidence to support these claims?

34:22 When are/n’t mandatory subjects or standards (e.g., CS) a form of oppression that positions or values one reality over others?

36:25 When we have imbalances among demographics within fields like CS, why don’t we also talk about the demographic imbalances within fields like education?

39:20 Outro