Peter McLaren

Peter McLaren
McLaren in 2015
Born (1948-08-02) August 2, 1948 (age 76)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SpouseYan Wang
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisEducation as Ritual Performance (1984)
Doctoral advisorRichard Courtney[1]
Influences
Academic work
DisciplinePedagogy
School or tradition
Institutions

Peter McLaren (born 1948) is a Canadian-American scholar and is known as one of the leading architects of critical pedagogy.[6] He is known for his writings on critical literacy, sociology of education, cultural studies, critical ethnography, and Marxist theory.

McLaren is a practicing Catholic and identifies with Catholic social justice teaching and liberation theology. He is a strident critic of Christian nationalism and Catholic Integralism.[7]

  1. ^ "Early Years | Peter McLaren, PHD".
  2. ^ Cruz 2013, p. 8.
  3. ^ a b Borg, Mayo & Sultana 1994, p. 2.
  4. ^ Cummings 2015, p. 358.
  5. ^ M. D. Smith & Rodriguez 2013, p. 101.
  6. ^ "Foreword to Peter McLaren's pedagogy of insurrection". 9 January 2016.
  7. ^ McLaren, P. (2016). Pedagogy of Insurrection: From Resurrection to Revolution. Peter Lang; McLaren, Peter (2020). He Walks Among Us: Christian Fascism Ushering in the End of Days. DIO Press.

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