As part of Paulo Freire's centennial celebration, Columbia University is launching the "Paulo Freire Initiative." This initiative will spearhead a series of events and projects to celebrate Freire's work —starting in the year of his centennial and continuing beyond 2021.
Our first event will be a virtual conference to celebrate Paulo Freire's 100th birthday on December 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9, 2021. Invited scholars, artists, and policymakers will talk about Freire’s foundational influence, legacy, and future. Through five panel discussions, the event seeks to promote dialogue about education, social justice, structural inequalities, emancipation, art, and other topics related to Freire’s work. Discussions will take place from a multidisciplinary and global perspective, with participants from around the world.
Dec 1: 5 - 6 pm EST (New York)/ 7- 8 pm (Brasilia time)
Paulo Freire: 100 years of a revolutionary thinker
How did Paulo Freire influence education in Brazil and in the world, and why was he a revolutionary thinker?
Confirmed for the opening session of the event:
Moderator: Alexandre Schneider
Participants: Fernando Haddad, Gilberto Gil
Dec 2: 5 - 6 pm EST (New York)/ 7- 8 pm (Brasilia time)
Paulo Freire around the world
Freire's impact in education around the globe and how his ideas are still being reinvented in different countries.
Moderator: Mariana Souto-Manning (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA)
Participants: N'Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba (Cornell University, USA) and Luiza Cortesão (University of Porto, Portugal)
Dec 7: 5 - 6:30 pm EST (New York)/ 7 - 8:30 pm (Brasilia time)
Paulo Freire and his generative ideas
How Paulo Freire’s ideas and practices have impacted educational research and practice?
Moderator: Sonya Horsford (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA)
Participants: Gloria Ladson-Billings (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA), Carlos Alberto Torres (UCLA, USA), Leoncio Soares (UFMG, Brazil)
Dec 8: 5 - 6:30 pm EST (New York)/ 7- 8:30 pm (Brasilia time)
Paulo Freire in the Arts and Culture
How to re-read Paulo Freire's work
Participants: Students participating in the Paulo Freire Initiative at Columbia University, USA & Sergio Vaz (Brazil)
Dec 9: 5 - 6:30 pm EST (New York)/ 7 - 8:30 pm (Brasilia time)
Paulo Freire and his impact in the US
How US-based scholars have studied Freire's work, and how he has been reinvented in the US?
Moderator: Paulo Blikstein (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA)
Participants: Mariana Souto-Manning (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA), Carol Benson (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA), Gita Steiner-Khamsi (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA)
This project is supported by Teachers College, the Lemann Center at the Institute for Latin American Studies, and the Transformative Learning Technologies Lab, all at Columbia University.
To request disability-related accommodations, contact OASID at oasid@tc.edu, (212) 678-3689, as early as possible.
