Breaking Free: The Life and Times of Peter McLaren, Radical Educator

Peter McLaren

Apr 2019 · Myers Education Press

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From Myers Education Press—the publisher who brought you such titles as A School with a View, Childhoods, and Student Activism in the Academy—comes a story or rather...a series of stories that are as out of this world as its protagonist. Long before he became a renowned Critical Studies professor at Chapman University, Peter McLaren was just another Toronto native trying to survive in a conservative working-class family. His father fought in WWII while his mother put food on the table, but—like his father—Peter was caught in his own battles dodging abusive teachers and navigating through an academic roller-coaster. Sure, his home life may be ripped from a '50s sitcom on the surface; but his background and the rest of his life from that point on was far from one...or maybe it was. This book chronicles Peter’s cross-country climb up the educational ladder as a teacher steeped in the school system, his encounters with various key players in history—from the Black Panthers to Timothy Leary, and everything else in between.

Perfect for courses such as: History of Education, Race and Ethnic Studies, Sociology of Education, Social Justice and Education, Democracy and Civics, Community Engagement, Policy Studies, and Critical Race Theory.

About the author

Peter McLaren is Distinguished Professor in Critical Studies at Attallah College of Educational Studies, Chapman University and Chair Professor, Northeast Normal University, China. A political activist and award-winning author, he has published 50 books in the areas of political sociology of education, critical pedagogy and liberation theology.

Miles Wilson is an artist, filmmaker, and currently attending Chapman University at Dodge College to obtain his master’s degree in film editing. During that time, he’s been working freelance as an editor for small independent shorts while dabbling in storyboard drawing concept art on the side. Connect with Miles on FaceBook, Instagram, and YouTube.

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