Ira Shor
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Ira Shor | |
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| Born | June 2, 1945 South Bronx, New York, USA |
| Children | Paulo Shor |
| Philosophical work | |
| 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 Bronx of New York City. Shor has stated that coming from a working-class area had a powerful influence on his thinking, politics and feelings.[3]
Personal life
Shor has one son, Paulo Shor, whom he named after his main influence Paulo Freire.
