However, we need to recognize the limits of this language. We need to see what it excludes and to re
However, we need to recognize the limits of this language. We need to see what it excludes and to recognize its links with institutions and political configurations. We also want to be aware of the violence that translating into this language might entail for people, even those for whom it feels like a “mother tongue.” In short we have to be more realistic about the limits and locations of the vocabularies and imagination of rights. -200It seems that the benefits of human rights rhetoric are often reaped by the highly educated (in Western thought, of course) Paulo Freire’s hugely influential text on educating the oppressed–a label which we might disagree on–elaborates on the value of engaged learning, and not a top-down approach of liberation from outside. His model of dialogic (dialogue-based) education could be helpful in creating localized paths towards equality. http://www.pedagogyoftheoppressed.com/-HKJ -- source link