Cultural imperialism and Critical Pedagogy
Journal: Aula de Encuentro
Year: 2022

In this paper, I draw inspiration from Antonia Darder’s chosen piece to indicate some of the challenges for a genuinely democratic education and critical pedagogy in these turbulent times. I give pride of place to the war in the Ukraine, targeting the themes of imperialisms in a multipolar world, militarisation, extreme nationalism and Fascism. I also tackle climate change and potential wars in the south resulting from depletion of resources and the related theme of mass migration from ‘South’ t