This essay was conceived as an experiment that was brought about by an unpredictable set of circumstances. The author found himself being challenged by a student within his classroom to go on what the student called a "vision-quest." He accepted the challenge. This essay presents an account of both this experience and his attempt to impose…

This essay explores the ways in which the ancient Greek concept of parrhesia, defined as "frank speech and telling the truth as one sees it," can help facilitate the development of both intellectual courage and democracy as a way of life. It theorizes dimensions of parrhesia for the purpose of better educating a civic self-image rooted…

Alexis de Tocqueville's concept of the "tyranny of the majority" can benefit social justice pedagogies owing to its capacity to illuminate the silent, invisible character of hegemonic power. As many critical pedagogues have pointed out, this silent and invisible power seeps not only into the public spaces of education, but also into the…