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Henry Giroux
American academic · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1943 · age 83
Henry Armand Giroux is an American and Canadian scholar and cultural critic. One of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States, he is best known for his pioneering work in public pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, higher education, media studies, and critical theory.
Henry Giroux is read about 100 times a day, in 19 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 20 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
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Remember, we live in a culture of immediacy. We live in a culture in which simplistic answers override more complicated answers.
People are waking up. The contradictions are becoming obvious. But the problem that plagues all of these groups is that they’re individualized.
Teachers have to be involved in the community and connected with parents and others who shape the lives of young people. They have to be involved with a whole range of people.
About this person
In 2002, Keith Morrison wrote about Giroux as among the top fifty influential figures in 20th-century educational discourse.
