Ecological Solidarity and Popular Education
This text begins with the assertion that we need to listen to nature and recognise the interconnectedness of all beings and living. I outline three principles central to a Freirean approach in popular education: political purpose and bias of the educator; dialogue as an epistemological and ontologic...
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Universidade de Lisboa
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| description | This text begins with the assertion that we need to listen to nature and recognise the interconnectedness of all beings and living. I outline three principles central to a Freirean approach in popular education: political purpose and bias of the educator; dialogue as an epistemological and ontological process; and the ‘vocation’ of humanization. Using an eco-feminist lens, I then suggest that ecological solidarity: being part of, rather than apart-from, nature, must be a crucial part of any education going forward. This leads me to take the notion of emancipation away from individual, personal freedom towards a practical embracing of interdependence and interrelatedness as inscribed in the original meaning of ‘ubuntu’. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3aa397c4cb72412482315f6586e93a5a2022-12-22T03:18:12ZengUniversidade de LisboaSisyphus2182-84742182-96402020-10-018310.25749/sis.19952Ecological Solidarity and Popular EducationAstrid von Kotze0University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThis text begins with the assertion that we need to listen to nature and recognise the interconnectedness of all beings and living. I outline three principles central to a Freirean approach in popular education: political purpose and bias of the educator; dialogue as an epistemological and ontological process; and the ‘vocation’ of humanization. Using an eco-feminist lens, I then suggest that ecological solidarity: being part of, rather than apart-from, nature, must be a crucial part of any education going forward. This leads me to take the notion of emancipation away from individual, personal freedom towards a practical embracing of interdependence and interrelatedness as inscribed in the original meaning of ‘ubuntu’.https://revistas.rcaap.pt/sisyphus/article/view/19952eco-feminismhumanisationemancipationsolidarity |
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| title | Ecological Solidarity and Popular Education |
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| title_fullStr | Ecological Solidarity and Popular Education |
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| title_short | Ecological Solidarity and Popular Education |
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