Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
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Major
Liberal Arts
Minor
Sociology
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Dr. Barbara Cobb
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Display of Artwork
Abstract/Description
Public libraries play an active role in building equitable, democratic communities by promoting critical information literacy, most notably in their collections development. Adapting Paulo Freire’s framework in Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Critical Information Literacy builds on the standard information literacy definitions by adding an analysis of political, economic, social and corporate systems that “have power and influence over information production, dissemination, access, and consumption. (Gregory and Higgins, 2013)” This presentation includes a zine created to introduce an adaptation of Freire's banking concept for libraries, as well as note the continued work needed to develop a praxis for critical public librarianship.
Freire, and Beyond: Critical Information Literacy and Public Librarianship
Public libraries play an active role in building equitable, democratic communities by promoting critical information literacy, most notably in their collections development. Adapting Paulo Freire’s framework in Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Critical Information Literacy builds on the standard information literacy definitions by adding an analysis of political, economic, social and corporate systems that “have power and influence over information production, dissemination, access, and consumption. (Gregory and Higgins, 2013)” This presentation includes a zine created to introduce an adaptation of Freire's banking concept for libraries, as well as note the continued work needed to develop a praxis for critical public librarianship.