Remaining on the same side of the river : a critical commentary on Paulo Freire's later work

Abstract

In a period dominated by neoliberal discourse. in which it has become unfashionable to dream of a world that is different from and better than the pn·sent one. many of us still find refuge and solace in the work of Paulo Freire. Remaining steadfast, till the very end, to his eherisht:>d principles of radical humanization and democracyc Preire continued to produce work that providt's resources of hope. agency and reinvigoration. To many of us cultural workers, engaged in a constant search for emancipatory possibilities, his work stands as a crag or sanity facing the contemporary tide of nihilistic madness.