Every Person Is a Philosopher - Lessons in Educational Emancipation from the Radical Teaching Life of Hal Adams (Hardcover, New edition)

Hal Adams was a legendary radical educator who organized writing workshops with people who had been written off during much of their lives, marginalized for reasons of race, gender, class, and caste. Hal detested the carelessness and neglect his students endured and set about building spaces of respect and reparation. Fostering communities of local writers and publishing their work in journals of "ordinary thought," the work brought pride and dignity to the authors, carrying the wisdom of their narratives into and beyond their communities. In the traditions of Paulo Freire, Antonio Gramsci, and C.L.R. James, Hal based his approach on the conviction that every person is a philosopher, artist, and storyteller, and that only the insights and imaginings of the oppressed can sow seeds of authentic social change. Every Person Is a Philosopher gathers essays by classroom and community educators deeply influenced by Hal's educational work and vision, and several essays by Hal Adams. They explore diverse ways this humanizing pedagogy can be applied in a wide range of contexts, and consider its potential to transform students and teachers alike. This is an ideal text for courses in educational foundations, multicultural education, urban studies, sociology of education, English education, social justice education, literacy education, socio-cultural contexts of teaching, adult education, cultural studies, schools and communities, and popular education.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Teaching Contemporary Scholars, 10
Release date:	2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Bill Ayers • Caroline Heller • Janise Hurtig
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	152
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-2937-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	1-4331-2937-X
Barcode:	9781433129377

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