Freirean, Feminist Letter-Writing: A Centennial Analysis

• In Event: Freire-Inspired Activism and Educational Research

Abstract

In the form of a letter to an imagined future reader at the 2121 bicentennial of the birth of Paulo Freire, I argue for the potential of a framework of timescapes and a feminist, Freirean praxis of letter-writing to enrich Freirean studies. In the context of analysis of Freire’s other letter-writing praxes across his life, I reflect on my recent interviews with two of Freire’s family correspondents, Cristina Bruno Freire and Nathercia Lacerda. I aim to center their voices on the occasion of this current centennial and highlight the continuing need for critical translation and archiving of this work within Freirean studies, as well as for these creative forms of resistance and modes and areas of inquiry.

Author

• Lauren Ila Misiaszek, Beijing Normal University
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