This article attests to make a comparative study of the life histories, works and social influence of two prominent but controversial teachers: Paulo Freire, the Brazilian historian-cum-adult teacher, and Ngugi wa Tbiongo, the Kenyan writer, teacher and social critic. Ngugi can to a certain extent be considered an African Paulo Freire – but he has many other ‘roles’ and ‘identities’. Sections: Introductory – Views on what education is and its role to the individual and society – Ngugi, Freire and the natural world – Freire’s and Ngugi’s phenomenology – Freire, Ngugi and methods of teaching – Freire, Ngugi and intellectuals – Freire, Ngugi and radicalism – Freire. Ngugi and language – Freire, Ngugi and culture – Freire, Ngugi and history – Freire, Ngugi and their aesthetics and ethics – Evaluation: Paulo Freire, Ngugi and their lifestyles – Intellectual accomodation – Applicability and operationality of Freire’s and Ngugi’s theories and ideas – Transferability and generality of Freire’s and Ngugi’s system. Ref., sum. (also in French p. 58).
