Analysing the influential work of Freire and Illich, this collection examines their intellectual and political roots and their lasting impact in educational theory and practice.

Rosa Bruno-Jofré is a professor in the Faculty of Education cross-appointed to the Department of History at Queen's University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Attridge Michael :

Michael Attridge teaches historical and systematic theology at the Toronto School of Theology.
Zaldívar Jon Igelmo :

Jon Igelmo Zaldivar is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the Complutense University of Madrid.

"This outstanding publication comprises a fresh historical perspective to Freire’s and Illich’s work and impact on the educational field, written with the best scholarly approach. In addition to its research achievements, the book introduces each new section with a beautiful photograph. The result is an attractive volume, which invites the reader to peruse its pages in search of enlightenment and pleasure."

Nicholas C. Burbules, Gutgsell Professor of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign:

"Paulo Freire and Ivan Illich were colleagues and their main books had a major influence on educational thought in the 1970s and 80s. This collection of essays traces the origins of their thought and argues for their renewed relevance today. With the rise of interest in critically engaged learning and in the importance of outside-school ‘learning networks,’ many of Freire and Illich’s ideas have significance for the current context. Perhaps most revealingly, the authors reinterpret and extend these ideas to contemporary issues of gender, indigeneity, digital learning, and globalization."