A Voice for Maria Favela: An Adventure in Creative Literacy

Join this event to hear Alexis Gibbs and Diana Sousa present and discuss the book 'A Voice for Maria Favela: An Adventure in Creative Literacy'. The book describes how the Brazilian educator Antonio Leal experiences teaching so-called “unteachable” children in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. It encompasses issues of literacy education, creativity, liberatory pedagogy, special educational needs and language-learning.