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“In an effort to re-take the distant childhood which I have already mentioned, seeking for comprehension of my act of reading the particular world in which I moved, let me repeat, re-create, re-live in text I write, the experience lived at the time in which I still did not read the word”
(Paulo Freire, The importance of the act of reading)
In his new book, ”First Freire: Early Writings in Social Justice Education”, Carlos Alberto Torres, an internationally renowned critical theorist of education, explores the early writings of Paulo Freire whose ideas have had a tremendous and long-lasting impact on the world of pedagogy and politics. Torres analyzes Freire’s works, from the 1960s and 1970s, before Freire gained worldwide recognition for his Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Offering an in-depth look into the formative thinking of Freire, Torres identifies how his ideas produced frameworks for educating global citizens, building community and mutual respect, creating social responsibility, instilling an appreciation for diversity, promoting multiple literacies, and social justice education. This volume is the result of more than 3 decades of research drawn from Freire’s personal library and the archives of the Paulo Freire Institute, as well as the author’s extensive conversations with Paulo Freire.
Carlos Alberto Torres is a political sociologist and professor of social sciences and comparative education, associate dean for global programs and founding director of the Paulo Freire Institute. To read more about the work of this institution, visit the edition number 02 of the Unifreire Bulletin and read the news “Three Notes on Paulo Freire Institute – UCLA”.