Film literacy and pedagogical heresy against cultural oblivion

Reia-Baptista, Vítor

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Reia-Baptista, Vítor

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In terms of educational philosophy the pedagogical value of heresy is of a metaphy- sical character and it goes back to Plato’s cave where the distinction between illusion and reality was not so obvious. Then it expands through constant questions about the nature of the human condition, the essence of beauty, the nature of evil, the primacy of life over death, the first cause of the universe, showing concern about concepts of justice, punishment, equity, intelligence, indoctrination and education in itself, aiming at fundamental appropriations and leading to real intellectual empowerment, the media included. It becomes a meta-pedagogy and an essential element of literacy. Within a context of Media and Film Literacy, Luis Buñuel’s heretical approach to that meta-pedagogy, as one of the most important characteristics of the Buñuelian cinema, giving him a unique place in the history of cinematographic creation, is a most interesting case study.