Ira Shor (born June 2, 1945) is a professor at the College of Staten Island,

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, where he teaches composition and

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. He is also doctoral faculty in the PhD Program in English, at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

Biography

Shor grew up in the working class area in the South Bronx of New York City. According to Shor, coming from a working class area had a powerful influence on his thinking, politics and feelings.

Personal life

Shor has one son,

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, whom he named after his main influence Paulo Freire.

Theoretical Contribution

In collaboration with Paulo Freire, he has been one of the leading exponents of critical pedagogy. Together they cowrote ''A Pedagogy for Liberation''.

Works

*''Critical Teaching and Everyday Life'' (1980) *''Culture Wars: School and Society in the Conservative Restoration'' (1986) *''A Pedagogy for Liberation,'' with Paulo Freire (1987) *''Freire for the Classroom: A Sourcebook for Liberatory Teaching'' (1987) *''Empowering Education'' (1992) *''When Students have Power: Negotiating Authority in a Critical Pedagogy'' (1996) *''Critical Literacy in Action'' (1999) *''Education is Politics'' (1999)

References

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