Popular University and democratization of knowledge: the case of The Federal University of Southern Bahia

Authors

  • Naomar de Almeida Filho Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
  • Dirceu Benincá Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Denise Coutinho Universidade Federal da Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/eccos.n42.6681

Keywords:

Democratization of knowledge. Social emancipation. Interdisciplinarity. Decolonial option. Popular University.

Abstract

Anísio Teixeira and Paulo Freire conceived of education as a tool for social integration, equity and socio-political emancipation, allowing to define the university in a popular perspective. The concept of Popular University reserves to higher education a central role in promoting social integration and in building sustainable human development, alternative to neoliberal models of development. The case of the Federal University of Southern Bahia (UFSB), the newest Brazilian public university, is presented in this text as a model of Popular University. It is analyzed as a model of decolonial, intercultural and emancipatory university, taking higher education as a requirement for democratization of knowledge, encounter of knowledges, cognitive justice, political equity and environmental sustainability.

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Author Biographies

Naomar de Almeida Filho, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Professor Titular da Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA). Reitor protempore da Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia (UFSB).

Dirceu Benincá, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Professor adjunto da UFSB, Campus Paulo Freire – Teixeira de Freitas.

Denise Coutinho, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Professora associada do Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Published

2017-01-24

How to Cite

FILHO, Naomar de Almeida; BENINCÁ, Dirceu; COUTINHO, Denise. Popular University and democratization of knowledge: the case of The Federal University of Southern Bahia. EccoS – Revista Científica, [S. l.], n. 42, p. 39–55, 2017. DOI: 10.5585/eccos.n42.6681. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uninove.br/eccos/article/view/6681. Acesso em: 23 jul. 2024.

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Section

Dossiê Temático: A Universidade Popular no Brasil