This book introduces Freire’s engagement with feminism in theory and practice. It features chapters from academics and practitioners based in Brazil, Canada, Portugal, and Spain, with a focus on the themes of social transformation, autonomy, social justice, equality, freedom, practice and reflection. The contributors engage feminist theorists including bell hooks, Simone de Beauvoir, and Betty Friedan to draw out the value and uniqueness of Freire’s contribution to feminist thought. The topics covered in the book include Freirian feminism as it relates to film, sex education, violence against women, women’s emancipation and liberation, and women’s bodies and sport.
The book contributes to the fields of gender and sexuality studies and educational studies, applying Freirean critical pedagogical theory in new educational and socio-political contexts, and bridging the gap between Paulo Freire and the discipline of feminism.
Edited by:
Dr Eunice Macedo (University of Porto Portugal)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781350473034
ISBN 10: 1350473030
Series: Freire in Focus
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 18 September 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Series Editor’s Preface Introduction: The Power of Paulo Freire’s Fundamental Thinking, Sofia Marques da Silva (University of Porto, Portugal) Part I: Freire and Feminism 1. Freire and Feminism: From Resistance to Recognition within the Milieu, Eunice Macedo (University of Porto, Portugal) 2. Encounters Between Paulo Freire and Feminisms, Eunice Macedo (University of Porto, Portugal) Part II: Pedagogy, Education, Body and Sexualities 3. A Look at ‘Precious’ Through Freire, María José Chisvert-Tarazona (University of Valencia, Spain) and Pilar Cambronero-García (Training and Employment Foundation of Valencia, Spain) 4. Sex Education: LGBTQ+ Young People in School, Sofia Almeida Santos (University of Porto, Portugal) 5. Women’s Bodies and Sport: Dialogues with Paulo Freire, Paula Silva (University of Porto, Portugal), Angelita Alice Jaeger (University of Santa Maria, Brazil) and Grasiela Oliveira (State Department of Education and Culture/Sergipe, Brazil) Part III: From Violence and Oppression to Equity and Transformation 6. Violence Against Women and Conscientization Through Dialogue, Monica Riutort and Sandra Rupnarain (Peel Institute of Research and Training, Canada) 7. Oppressed Women Won’t dream of Becoming the Oppressors, Nilma Renildes da Silva (São Paulo State University, Brazil) Part IV: Freire’s Educational Thought and Women’s Liberation 8. Revisiting an Educational Path Enlightened by Paulo Freire, Laura Fonseca (University of Porto, Portugal) 9. Paulo Freire, Women’s Emancipation and Liberating Education, Arilda Ines Miranda Ribeiro (State University of Campinas, Brazil), Jorge Luís Mazzeo Mariano (São Paulo State University, Brazil) and Elaine Gomes Ferro (Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil) Conclusion References Index
Eunice Macedo is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal.
