Movie Making as Critical Pedagogy

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"Grady Walker's book is the next breakthrough in critical pedagogy. Wonderfully readable, reaching back to roots in Paulo Freire, this book presents film-making as a critical curriculum. Step-by-step, Walker delineates how film production can become a syllabus for critical consciousness. Walker's thoughtful chapters show a creative educator innovating new theory and practice all critical teachers will find illuminating." (Ira Shor, College of Staten Island, USA)

"The history of social science research, utilizing critical theoretical frameworks, is a fairly short one in the Nepali context. Dr. Walker's book makes a significant contribution to a small but growing body of scholarship exploring solutions for community development and capacity building through alternative methods. By situating the praxis of participatory movie-making within both the macro historical context of development and neoliberal policies, and the micro socio-political and economic realities of poverty, class, caste and gender hierarchies, Dr. Walker is able to provide a very compelling case for how and why consciousness building linked to social action at the grassroots has significant implications for change. I have seen few studies with such a strong sense of coherence and thoughtfulness between the theoretical frameworks, literature review, methods and analysis. It is also important to note that, against the backdrop of political and economic fragmentation and disintegration in Nepal, there is an emerging sense of agency and hopefulness among Nepali youth. Dr. Walker's work fits well into this constructive larger movement and provides concrete strategies that have the potential to empower these youth with the tools needed to make change." (Shabnam Koirala Azad, University of San Francisco, USA)