2020
DOI: 10.1002/berj.3667
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To Freire or not to Freire: Educational freedom and the populist right‐wing ‘Escola sem Partido’ movement in Brazil

Abstract: This article addresses key topics of academic freedom and critical pedagogy during a time of rightwing populist politics. The rise of the far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro to Brazil's presidency in 2019 was accompanied by a vow to eradicate any vestige of the ideas of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire from the country's schools. Bolsonaro's campaign was supported by ultra-conservative groups that have as their core mission a traditional Christian and anti-Communist educational agenda. At the forefront of these… Show more

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“…In such a turmoil, while Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy proposals are still highly appraised and referred to by several reputable academic researchers all over the world, in Brazil, his work and ideas have been counterposed, "canceled," negated, and disregarded in the last four years by supporters of a movement entitled "escola sem partido" -usually translated as "nonpartisan schools" (see Knijnik, 2021). Roughly speaking, it's a conservative movement supported by people who are driven by the concept of a "neutral" type of education -as if language, discourse (and, therefore, any sociocultural artifacts and events) could ever be non-ideological.…”
Section: A5mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In such a turmoil, while Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy proposals are still highly appraised and referred to by several reputable academic researchers all over the world, in Brazil, his work and ideas have been counterposed, "canceled," negated, and disregarded in the last four years by supporters of a movement entitled "escola sem partido" -usually translated as "nonpartisan schools" (see Knijnik, 2021). Roughly speaking, it's a conservative movement supported by people who are driven by the concept of a "neutral" type of education -as if language, discourse (and, therefore, any sociocultural artifacts and events) could ever be non-ideological.…”
Section: A5mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As the recounting of the interaction circulates, different points of relevance come to the fore-culminating in moral panic over the promotion of sex by teachers, established in the "Gay Kit" fake news episode and other narratives (Knijnik, 2021). Parental fear and anger acts to place securitizing pressure on Lucas:…”
Section: (In)securitization Of Critical Language Educationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…If having a voice and words to name the world is the preliminary step of conscientização , Austin appeared to have moved into the next phase of his critical consciousness—enhancing liberation as a community member (Knijnik, 2020; Knijnik & Hunter, 2020). He started to realise restrictions blocking his memorisation, deployed the knowledge and experiences he had with pronunciation learning, and autonomously took up the social responsibility of suggesting the use of a workbook for a more desired outcome (Freire, 2000).…”
Section: Critical Dialogue: a Journey To Voice Courage And Hopementioning
confidence: 99%
“…It was clear that the students’ journey towards autonomy was not an individual one; on the contrary, as a true autonomous education, it was a collective movement, where social awareness was associated with community empowerment and action (Knijnik, 2020). It was through their courage that the intercultural interaction and all associated experience turned into a powerful means for developing autonomous students (Freire, 2000).…”
Section: Critical Dialogue: a Journey To Voice Courage And Hopementioning
confidence: 99%