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Title:Ngugi Wa Thiongo: the African Paulo Freire?
Author:Gitau, Ben K.
Year:1982
Periodical:African Journal of Sociology
Volume:2
Issue:1
Pages:42-43
Language:English
Geographic term:Kenya
Subjects:educational policy
literature
About person:Ngugi wa Thiong'o (1938-)ISNI
Abstract:This article attests to make a comparative study of the life histories, works and social influence of two prominent but controversial teachers: Paulo Freire, the Brazilian historian-cum-adult teacher, and Ngugi wa Tbiongo, the Kenyan writer, teacher and social critic. Ngugi can to a certain extent be considered an African Paulo Freire - but he has many other 'roles' and 'identities'. Sections: Introductory - Views on what education is and its role to the individual and society - Ngugi, Freire and the natural world - Freire's and Ngugi's phenomenology - Freire, Ngugi and methods of teaching - Freire, Ngugi and intellectuals - Freire, Ngugi and radicalism - Freire. Ngugi and language - Freire, Ngugi and culture - Freire, Ngugi and history - Freire, Ngugi and their aesthetics and ethics - Evaluation: Paulo Freire, Ngugi and their lifestyles - Intellectual accomodation - Applicability and operationality of Freire's and Ngugi's theories and ideas - Transferability and generality of Freire's and Ngugi's system. Ref., sum. (also in French p. 58).
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