Freire and a Feminist Pedagogy of Difference

Author(s): Weiler, K.
Date: 1991
Publication: Harvard Educational Review
Citation: Weiler, Kathleen. (1991). Freire and a Feminist Pedagogy of Difference. Harvard Educational Review. 1 December 1991; 61 (4): 449–475. doi: https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.61.4.a102265jl68rju84.
Section on webpage: Feminist Pedagogy – Online
Tenets: Building equity, trust, mutual respect, and support. Presenting knowledge as constructed. Honoring diversity and lived experiences through intersectional approaches. Examining the “why” in addition to the “what”.
Annotation: Educator Kathleen Weiler deconstructs Western knowledge systems using a feminist lens. In this work she references Paulo Freire, a Brazilian educator and philosopher, who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy. By using her feminist lens, she is able to add a bit more breadth to Freire’s pedagogy. Her critiques are broken down into three sections: questioning of authority, personal experience as a source of knowledge, and exploration of the perspectives of a wider range of demographics.