GFADAF EP 13 - Paulo Freire and the Pedagogy of the Oppressed Tap Dancer

Jul 7, 2023

Host Tristan Bruns explores the philosophy of Paulo Freire, a Brazilian educator who taught hundreds of illiterate people to read in 45 days. Freire's method of problem-posing education is discussed and its application to tap dance on different scales is explored. The podcast also touches on funding disparities for small dance organizations in Chicago and the controversy surrounding Brian Seabert's book.

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

The Importance of Dialogue in Education

04:26 • 11min

Funding Discrepancies and Solutions for Small Dance Organizations in Chicago

15:25 • 6min

Implementing Freire's Methods for Combatting Generative Themes

20:55 • 16min

Tap Dance Origins and Journey

37:06 • 7min

Transforming Freire's Philosophy

44:17 • 6min

GFADAF EP 13 Paulo Freire and the Pedagogy of the Oppressed Tap Dancer

Who wants an episode on the philosophy of education? Too bad, you're getting one anyways!

On this episode, host Tristan Bruns dives into the philosophy of Paulo Freire, the famed Brazilian educator who taught hundreds of illiterate people in Brazil to read in only 45 days (!) and who influenced such scholars as bell hooks and more. Bruns talks about Freire's method of "problem-posing education," and how it can be applied to tap dance on an individual, macro and super-macro scale. Plus, the Tap Dance Podcast Roundup!

Chapters

00:26 Theme Song 13

00:54 Introduction

04:18 Biography of Paolo Freire

06:52 Introduction to Problem-Posing Education

12:06 Implementing Problem-Posing Education in the Tap Dance Classroom

13:33 The Macro Level: Dance Companies

15:24 Real World Example: The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project

21:41 Super-Macro Level: Why Don’t You Know About This? (The Ghost of Karl Marx)

25:52 Oppressive Tactics in Tap Dance Research

27:58 Freire Gets Spicy!/Freire’s “Love Philosophy”

30:20 A Simple Syllogism

32:11 “Wittgensteinian”

34:08 Conclusion

36:53 Tap Dance Podcast Roundup

Thank you to Patreon subscribers Junior Laniyan (nice seeing you at the last Tap Dance Research Network UK online event!) and Lori Williams.

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And special thanks to tap dancer Nicholas Van Young who recently mentioned the podcast at an event in Cleveland. Maybe Young—an expert when it comes to all things audio and electronic—will teach Bruns (it's me, I only pretend like someone else writes these) how to get better sound out of his equipment. Who knows! Thanks, Nick, you're the real deal...And that's no B.S. (Chorus).

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