Core Thinkers of Intellectual Emancipation

Abstract

This chapter examines the thinkers who promoted intellectual emancipation by emphasizing integrity over education. The chapter questions mainstream education's efficacy and offers alternatives. The chapter analyzes Vine Deloria, Paolo Freire, and Frantz Fanon's intellectual emancipation discourse. It emphasizes Deloria's role in reassessing indigenous knowledge and including marginalized voices in education. Freire's unhappy consciousness and transformative education are examined. Fanon's writings are examined to determine if he overlooked certain aspects in his pursuit of intellectual liberation. The chapter concludes by stressing the importance of understanding these thinkers' ideas and suggesting further research.