Ira Shor
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| Born | (1945-06-02) June 2, 1945 (age 79)
South Bronx, New York, USA
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| Children | Paulo Shor |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Critical pedagogy |
Ira Shor (born June 2, 1945) is a professor at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York, where he teaches composition and rhetoric.[1] He is also doctoral faculty in the PhD Program in English at The Graduate Center, CUNY.[2]
Shor grew up in the working class area in the South BronxofNew York City. Shor has stated that coming from a working-class area had a powerful influence on his thinking, politics and feelings.[3]
Shor has one son, Paulo Shor, whom he named after his main influence Paulo Freire.
In collaboration with Paulo Freire, he has been one of the leading exponents of critical pedagogy.[4] Together they co-wrote A Pedagogy for Liberation.[5]
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