December 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9, 2021
This virtual conference will 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.
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?
Moderator: Alexandre Schneider (Instituto Singularidades, Brazil)
Participants: Fernando Haddad (Brazil), Gilberto Gil (Brazil)
Paulo Freire around the world - Freire's impact on 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)
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)
Paulo Freire in the Arts and Culture - How to re-read Paulo Freire’s work.
Moderators: Students participating in the Paulo Freire Initiative at Columbia University, USA
Participants: Sergio Vaz (poet, Brazil); Cristiano Burlan (film director, Brazil
Paulo Freire and his impact in the US - How US scholars have studied Freire's work, and how he has been reinvented in US academia.
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)