Engaged Pedagogy for Critical Consciousness

This work focuses on bell hooks' social and educational theory, specifically exploring her 1994 book, Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. Florence addresses issues of marginality and cultural alienation prevalent within certain groups in American society, offering strategies to foster critical consciousness and affirmation of previously subordinated cultural traits. Her research aligns with the current discourse among critical, feminist, and multicultural scholars, examining how marginalized groups may unintentionally perpetuate their own marginalization by conforming to the dominant culture's perspective. Education, she argues, has the potential to empower these groups to advocate for a more equitable and culturally diverse society.

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