Re-readings of Paulo freire in the 21st century. fifty years of pedagogy of the oppressed

Abstract

Introduction: The publication of Pedagogy of the Oppressed was a milestone in the history and theory of education that devoted Paulo Freire as one of the great educators, at the level of Jean Jacques Rousseau or John Dewey. However, his work already had a complex reception in the United States and also in Spain. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its first publication, and due to this importance and that difficult reception, this article analyzes the reinterpretations that have been made of Freire in the 21st century, i.e. the points to which education theorists return. Methodology: For this, the most important works of the Brazilian have been analyzed as well as, above all, the most relevant articles of the 21st century. This included the use of a hermeneutical methodology based on the postulates of Kederman and Curren, namely, with the intention of returning to the interesting, inspiring and orienting historical authors for us. Discussion: In this way, it is observed that the re-readings of Freire have to move him away from the Marxist postulates in order to re-read it from pedagogical and political perspectives with less of a link to critical pedagogy, as well as with a moral and theological interest. Results: As a result, we see a less ideological Freire with a ductility capable of allowing him to inspire not only the educational experiences of critical pedagogy, but any educational practice, which, in the end, is the hope of all great educators.