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VOL. 12, ISSUE 2 (2026)
Pedagogy in the ruins: Reclaiming Freirean practice against the logic of extraction
Authors
S K Sabiqul Islam, Ruma Barman
Abstract
This article examines whether Paulo Freire's framework for liberation
retains explanatory power when confronted with the dominant technological
arrangements of the present moment. I contend that modern digital
infrastructure, particularly the economic rationale that views human conduct as
a source of profit, functions as a pedagogical tool engineered to generate
specific subjectivities. Drawing upon ethnographic studies of digital
resistance and critical analyses of Freire's foundational works, I propose that
the behavioral modification techniques integrated into daily platforms act as a
form of anti-dialogical action, a concept Freire deemed essential for
sustaining oppression. This paper suggests three areas where Freirean practice
could be applied: fostering critical awareness of how digital systems shape
perception, reinterpreting data extraction as a collective circumstance rather
than an individual decision, and promoting practices of withdrawal and
alternative construction. These interventions, I argue, represent a crucial
expansion of Freire's project into areas he could not have foreseen, yet whose
underlying logic he anticipated with disconcerting accuracy.
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Pages:99-102
How to cite this article:
S K Sabiqul Islam, Ruma Barman "Pedagogy in the ruins: Reclaiming Freirean practice against the logic of extraction". International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research, Vol 12, Issue 2, 2026, Pages 99-102
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