ABSTRACT
Popular education uses engaging pedagogical and political principles, often drawing on popular culture, art, music, theater, poetry, and other forms to work toward a more democratic and socially just society. It draws on the work of Paulo Freire (1994, 2000) and his followers, Myles Horton, and the feminist movement (Walsh, 2012). Often, popular education is used to frame literacy practices, but it also supports social movements, activism, and emancipatory learning in many contexts. Freire and Macedo (1987) share in their book, Literacy: Reading the Word and the World, how literacy and popular education acts as a social critique of oppression and can support acts of freedom.
