Kendrick Lamar meets Paolo Freire - with cameos in-between
Whoever degrades another degrades me And whatever is done or said returns to me at last - “Song of Myself” (1855), Walt Whitman I know you hate me just as much as you hate yourself - “The Blacker the Berry” (2015), Kendrick Lamar I’ve been struck by a few recurring themes in some books I’ve read and music I’ve listened to in recent months. They warrant much more thorough explanation but I thought I’d try to loosely connect the dots. Last year I attended a workshop on Popular Education, which I previously didn't really know anything about. Intrigued to learn more, after the workshop I sought out Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1968), written by Brazilian educator Paolo Freire, which is considered one of the foundational texts in the field. Using a Marxist class analysis, Freire’s commentary is based on his own experience helping Brazilian adults to read and write. Although quite short, the book is dense with instructive theori