Peter McLaren

Peter McLaren
Peter McLaren
	McLaren in 2015
Born	August 2, 1948 (age 76); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spouse	Yan Wang
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Waterloo; University of Toronto; Brock University;
Thesis	Education as Ritual Performance (1984)
Doctoral advisor	Richard Courtney
Influences	Paulo Freire; Henry Giroux; Emmanuel Levinas; Karl Marx; Paul Ricœur;
Academic work
Discipline	Pedagogy
School or tradition	Critical pedagogy; Marxist humanism;
Institutions	Miami University; University of California, Los Angeles; Chapman University;

Peter McLaren (born 1948) is a Canadian-American scholar and is known as one of the leading architects of critical pedagogy.^[6] He is known for his writings on critical literacy, sociology of education, cultural studies, critical ethnography, and Marxist theory.

McLaren is a practicing Catholic and identifies with Catholic social justice teaching and liberation theology. He is a strident critic of Christian nationalism and Catholic Integralism.^[7]

^ "Early Years | Peter McLaren, PHD".
^ Cruz 2013, p. 8.
^ ^a ^b Borg, Mayo & Sultana 1994, p. 2.
^ Cummings 2015, p. 358.
^ M. D. Smith & Rodriguez 2013, p. 101.
^ "Foreword to Peter McLaren's pedagogy of insurrection". 9 January 2016.
^ McLaren, P. (2016). Pedagogy of Insurrection: From Resurrection to Revolution. Peter Lang; McLaren, Peter (2020). He Walks Among Us: Christian Fascism Ushering in the End of Days. DIO Press.

Peter McLaren
McLaren in 2015
Born	(1948-08-02) August 2, 1948 (age 76) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spouse	Yan Wang

Academic background
Alma mater	University of Waterloo University of Toronto Brock University
Thesis	Education as Ritual Performance (1984)
Doctoral advisor	Richard Courtney^[1]
Influences	Paulo Freire^[2] Henry Giroux Emmanuel Levinas^[3] Karl Marx^[4] Paul Ricœur^[3]
Academic work
Discipline	Pedagogy
School or tradition	Critical pedagogy Marxist humanism^[5]
Institutions	Miami University University of California, Los Angeles Chapman University