2009

PFRC is participating in the Annual Conference of Finnish Educational Research in University of Tampere (Nov. 26-27), PFRC’s home base, with a work group on critical pedagogy. The theme of the conference is “Education through Other Eyes”.

The Second Summer School on Critical Pedagogy. University of Tampere, June 16-17, 2009. Keynotes: Peter McLaren and Nathalia Jaramillo. Teachers: Juha Suoranta and Olli-Pekka Moisio.

2008

• Summer School on Critical Pedagogy and Media Education. Teachers include Professor Peter McLaren, Assistant Professor Reijo Kupiainen, Assistant Professor Nathalia Jaramillo, Professor Juha Suoranta and Assistant Professor Tere Vadén. The aim of the Summer School is to advance doctoral students research projects in education, media education, media studies, arts, sociology or related fields. A special focus of the Summer School is on methodology and research methods.

• Professor Peter Mayo’s (University Malta) lectures on Antonio Gramsci and Paulo Freire, April 22, 2008. Lecture Hall Pinni B1096, 2pm-4pm. Download lecture notes (Power Point presentation) from here.

2007

• Hey, We Are Blogging! New Literacies in Social Practices Conference, Oct 15, 2007 http://heyweareblogging.blogspot.com/

• Second Urpo Harva Lecture, University of Tampere Nov 15, 2007 (Pinni B building, Lecture Hall 1096). Professor Heikki Patomäki gives a lecture on “New Liberalism in Finland” organized by Department of Education and PFRC. See Heikki Patomäki’s page http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/vol/staff/patomaki/intro.htm

• Professor Peter McLaren gives an Opening Speech in Paulo Freire Research Center Inauguration Nov 20, 2007. See: McLaren in Tampere