This book draws connections between Paulo Freire and some of the most influential critical scholars of the 20th century. Each chapter pairs Freire with one of eleven critical scholars, giving a biographical summary and expanding the shared themes in their work. The critical theorists covered are: Mikhail Bakhtin, Pierre Bourdieu, Enrique Dussel, Frantz Fanon, Michel Foucault, Nancy Fraser, Erich Fromm, Antonio Gramsci, J-rgen Habermas, bell hooks and Iris Young. The book takes up Freire-s invitation to use his perspective as a lens into different contexts and offers an expanded look at Freire-s contribution to critical theory. While introducing the connections between Freire and other critical scholars the book reveals the importance of Freire-s work to political sociology, critical race theory, decolonial theory, feminist theories and critical linguistics.
