Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
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Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom is a seminal collection of essays by bell hooks that explores progressive, feminist, and anti-racist approaches to education as a liberatory practice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom Context triple: [bell hooks, notableWork, Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom]
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Pedagogy of the Oppressed is Paulo Freire’s influential work of critical pedagogy that examines the relationship between education, power, and liberation for marginalized populations.
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Pedagogy of Hope
Pedagogy of Hope is a reflective work by Brazilian educator Paulo Freire in which he revisits and expands on the ideas of his seminal book Pedagogy of the Oppressed, emphasizing the role of hope in critical pedagogy and social transformation.
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Racial Imaginary Institute
The Racial Imaginary Institute is a cultural and intellectual project that examines race, whiteness, and visual culture through art, scholarship, and public programming.
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In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics is a seminal collection of essays by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that helped shape postcolonial theory, feminist criticism, and deconstructive literary studies.
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E.
Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination
Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination is Toni Morrison’s influential critical study examining how constructions of Blackness shape the themes, characters, and narratives of canonical American literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom Target entity description: Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom is a seminal collection of essays by bell hooks that explores progressive, feminist, and anti-racist approaches to education as a liberatory practice.
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A.
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Pedagogy of the Oppressed is Paulo Freire’s influential work of critical pedagogy that examines the relationship between education, power, and liberation for marginalized populations.
-
B.
Pedagogy of Hope
Pedagogy of Hope is a reflective work by Brazilian educator Paulo Freire in which he revisits and expands on the ideas of his seminal book Pedagogy of the Oppressed, emphasizing the role of hope in critical pedagogy and social transformation.
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C.
Racial Imaginary Institute
The Racial Imaginary Institute is a cultural and intellectual project that examines race, whiteness, and visual culture through art, scholarship, and public programming.
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D.
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics is a seminal collection of essays by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that helped shape postcolonial theory, feminist criticism, and deconstructive literary studies.
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E.
Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination
Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination is Toni Morrison’s influential critical study examining how constructions of Blackness shape the themes, characters, and narratives of canonical American literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| advocates |
challenging traditional hierarchies in education
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democratic classroom practices ⓘ dialogue-based learning ⓘ student participation ⓘ |
| author | bell hooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
banking model of education
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class elitism in education ⓘ racism in educational institutions ⓘ sexism in educational institutions ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
the emotional dimensions of teaching
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the political nature of education ⓘ the role of joy in learning ⓘ the whole self in learning ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
experiences of marginalized students
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higher education classrooms ⓘ liberal arts teaching ⓘ |
| genre |
critical pedagogy
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education theory ⓘ feminist theory ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
multiple autobiographical essays
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theoretical reflections on pedagogy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black feminist thought
NERFINISHED
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Paulo Freire NERFINISHED ⓘ critical pedagogy tradition ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
classroom community building
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education as liberation ⓘ engaged pedagogy as mutual transformation ⓘ teacher vulnerability and authenticity ⓘ transgression as a pedagogical act ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
anti-racist education
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classroom as a space of resistance ⓘ critical thinking ⓘ education as a practice of freedom ⓘ engaged pedagogy ⓘ feminist pedagogy ⓘ intersectionality in education ⓘ liberatory education ⓘ progressive pedagogy ⓘ race, gender, and class in education ⓘ student-teacher relationships ⓘ transformative learning ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bridging theory and classroom practice
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popularizing the term "engaged pedagogy" ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
scholars of education
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students ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
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Subject: Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom Description of subject: Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom is a seminal collection of essays by bell hooks that explores progressive, feminist, and anti-racist approaches to education as a liberatory practice.
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