This article pays tribute to Allan Luke's work as a pedagogical gift. His ability to bring sociological theories of power, identity and the body to bear on conceptualizing critical literacy is a gift. His research with indigenous populations, and his writing on inclusive curriculum, genres of power and double consciousness resonate in South Africa where students are fighting to decolonise higher education. Luke's work is a important because it enables us to imagine the changes needed to effect recognitive, redistributive and representative social justice in education. This is a significant gift.