Pedagogy of the Oppressed: Emancipatory Activities at the Crossroads of Academic Freedom
TITLE: Pedagogy of the Oppressed: Emancipatory Activities at the Crossroads of Academic Freedom
DESCRIPTION: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed, the MLA Committee on Higher Education Practices (HEP) seeks paper proposals regarding contemplation, design, and/or implementation of emancipatory activities in literature, language, and writing classrooms.
Topics might include (but are certainly not limited to) the following:
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Improving student engagement in difficult times
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Maintaining academic freedom for both instructor and student
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Encouraging critical thinking (not to be confused with “indoctrination”) AND/OR Teaching the difference between critical thinking and indoctrination
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Designing and/or assessing course objectives that promote critical thinking and/or other critical course objectives
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Empowering students and instructors to engage safely in open dialog
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Valuing authenticity and critiquing the norms of academic writing
DUE: Friday, March 20, 2026, but earlier submission is strongly encouraged
CONTACT: Please email proposals to Claire Carly-Miles, c.carly-miles@tamu.edu and Geraldine Fiss, gfiss@UCSD.EDU with the subject line: MLA-HEP PAPER PROPOSAL