The diverse range of critical pedagogues presented in this book comes from a variety of backgrounds with respect to race, gender, and ethnicity, from various geographic places and eras, and from an array of complex political, historical, religious, theological, social, cultural, and educational circumstances which necessitated their leadership and resistance. How each pedagogue uniquely lives in that tension of dealing with pain and struggle, while concurrently fostering a pedagogy that is humanizing, is deeply influenced by their individual autobiographical lens of reality, the conceptual thought that enlightened them, the circumstances that surrounded them, and the conviction that drove them. To be sure, people of justice, people who resist, are framed by a vision that embraces an inclusive, tolerant, more loving community that passionately calls for a more democratic citizenship. That is just what the 34 critical pedagogues represented in this text heroically do. Through the highlighting of their lives and work, this book is not only an excellent resource to serve as a springboard to engage us in dialogue about pivotal issues and concerns related to justice, equality, and opportunity, but also to prompt us to further explore deeper into the lives and thought of some extraordinary people.A Critical Pedagogy of Resistance: 34 Pedagogues We Need to Know is an ambitious undertaking. Kirylos narrative enterprise, which seeks to chronicle the lives of transformative pedagogues, is a project whose time has come. This text is an excellent resource for all those interested in the aesthetic that, as Kierkegaard believed, exercised power for the common good. Luis Mirón

Foreword: Radicalizing Democracy; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Resistance, Courage, and Action; Aim of Book; 1. Michael Apple: A Modern Day Critical Pedagogue; 2. Stanley Aronowitz: Intellectual and Cultural Critic; 3. Lilia Bartolomé: Calling Attention to the Ideological; 4. Deborah Britzman: Critical Thinker, Researcher, Psychoanalyst; 5. Judith Butler: Philosophy of Resistance; 6. Noam Chomsky: Father of Modern Linguistics; 7. Antonia Darder: A Passionate, Courageous, and Committed Critical Pedagogue; 8. John Dewey: Pragmatist, Philosopher, and Advocate of Progressive Education; 9. W.E.B. Du Bois: The Roots of Critical Race Theory; 10. Michael Eric Dyson: A Man of God, Intellectual, Provocateur; 11. Ignacio Ellacuría: Historical Reality, Liberation, and the Role of the University; 12. Ana Maria Araújo Freire: Scholar, Humanitarian, and Carrying on Paulo Freires Legacy; 13. Paulo Freire: Father of Critical Pedagogy; 14. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Prolifi c Writer and Proponent of African-American Literature; 15. Carol Gilligan: Critical Voice of Feminist Thought; 16. Henry Giroux: Man on Fire; 17. Jesus Pato Gomez: A Pedagogy of Love; 18. Antonio Gramsci: Life and Impact on Critical Pedagogy; 19. bell hooks: Scholar, Cultural Critic, Feminist, and Teacher; 20. Myles Horton: The Critical Relevance of his Work in the 21st Century; 21. Ivan Illich: Renegade Academic, Intellectual, and Pastor; 22. Joe L. Kincheloe: With Liberty and Justice for All; 23. Alfi e Kohn: Critic of Traditional Schooling; 24. Jonathan Kozol: Writer, Intellect, and Powerful Voice for the Marginalized; 25. Donaldo Macedo: The Socio-political Nature of Language; 26. Peter McLaren: A Marxist Humanist Professor and Critical Scholar; 27. Maria Montessori: Advocate for Tapping into the Natural Curiosities of Children; 28. Edward Saïd: An Exilic Pedagogue; 29. Ira Shor: Shoring up Pedagogy, Politics, and Possibility for Educational Empowerment; 30. Shirley Steinberg: UnwaveringCommitment to Social Justice; 31. Aung San Suu Kyi: Pedagogue of Pacifi sm and Human Rights; 32. Lev Semenovich Vygotsky: The Mozart of Psychology; 33. Simone Weil: Education, Spirituality and Political Commitment; 34. Cornel R. West: An Intellectual Soul of Justice and Compassion; Contributors.