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Title: Conscientization, Compassion, and Madness: Freire, Barreto, and the Limits of Education
Language: English
Authors: Roberts, Peter
Source: Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies. 2022 44(1):4-24.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 21
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Altruism, Educational Philosophy, Fiction, Novels, Authors, Political Attitudes, Social Change, Critical Theory, Ethics, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Brazil
DOI: 10.1080/10714413.2021.1890510
ISSN: 1071-4413
Abstract: There is much in Freire's educational philosophy that can be helpful in the reading of a fictional work; similarly, in engaging fiction, the understanding of key Freirean principles can be deepened. These dual possibilities become evident in reflecting on his countryman Lima Barreto's novel, "The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma" (Barreto, 2011). Barreto's work has received comparatively little attention in the English-speaking world. Even in his own country, Barreto was, for many decades after his death, treated as a marginal figure in Brazilian literature (Aidoo & Silva, 2013, p. 1). Today, however, he is regarded as "one of Brazil's most published and debated authors" and "The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma" is considered to be "his most important work" (Serra, 2011, pp. 28, 37). The novel is both a searching examination of a country undergoing political change and a nuanced study of human fragilities. This article focuses principally on the second of these two dimensions, and considers Barreto's central character from a Freirean perspective. The author argues that while Freirean theory allows the adoption of a compassionate stance in seeking to understand Policarpo Quaresma, the ethical and pedagogical questions raised by his "madness" find no easy answers. The author concludes that Barreto has something significant to teach about the complexities of humanization and the limits of critical education.
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