Registration is now open for the Critical Pedagogy Symposium, which will be held virtually May 17th – May 19th, 2023, 12pm – 4pm EST. The virtual event is open to everyone: faculty, students, and the general public. Use this link to register

ACRL/NY is proud to once again sponsor the Critical Pedagogy Symposium (CPS.) CPS is a working symposium that is focused on creating space for library workers to learn, collaborate, and engage with the critical theoretical issues that underpin our profession. 

CPS understands Critical Pedagogy as a praxis that interrogates power structures, distributions of labor, histories, queer, racial inequities, environmental and social justices, and other forms of anti-oppression frameworks. 

In 2023, the Symposium is devoted entirely to exploring critical race theory within Library and Information Science (LIS). To learn more about the theoretical framing and practical approach to the Symposium, listen to the CRTCollective’s podcast episode featuring CPS organizers Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz, Symphony Bruce, and Hebah Emara here: https://crtcollective.org/the-organic-intellectuals-presents-5/ 

The Symposium will feature an Opening Keynote from David James Hudson (University of Guelph) and Closing Keynote with Emily Drabinski (City University of New York Graduate Center) in conversation with David James Hudson and Baharak Yousefi (Simon Fraser University), moderated by Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz (New York University).

A mid symposium Plenary titled, Critical Race Theory and Critical Pedagogy Librarianship: Intersections, Explorations, and Practice with Critical Pedagogy Librarians Jamillah R. Gabriel (Harvard University), Robin Gee (Cornell University), Tova Johnson (Oregon Health & Science University), and Symphony Bruce (New York University) will also place us into context with the practical applications of this work on the ground in our libraries.

The entire three-day symposium will include presentations, peer review, discussions, and lightning talks, some of which are listed below:

Wednesday, May 17th:

• All Skinfolk Ain’t Kinfolk”: A Discussion on Racial Monolith Myths, and Counterstories in LIS through the Lens of Critical Race Theory

• Intersectional Methods: Conversations on Archives and Practice with a Queer and CRT Lens

• Using Critical Race Theory as a Framework for Teaching Mis/Dis Information 

• Planning for Disability Utilizing Intersectionality to Change Libraries for Good

Thursday, May 18th:

• The Radical Formations of (UCLA’s) Ethnic Studies Libraries

• FL around and find out: What information professionals can learn from Florida’s empty bookshelves

• Let’s Talk About CRT, Let’s Talk About Literacy: Modifying The Framework For Anti-Racist Library Instruction

• The Library as Carceral Geography: How LIS Professionals Can Engage in the Work of Liberatory Placemaking
  
  

Friday, May 19th: 

• Is Metadata Also Ignorance? Agnotology, Race, and Description*

• How Can Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality Promote Critical Thinking and Empathy?*

• Ua lawa mākou i ka pōhaku: Native Hawaiian Experiences in Librarianship

For more information about the program, check out the Critical Pedagogy Symposium website which has the full schedule, email criticallibrarysymposium@gmail.com, or follow on Twitter @crit_pedagogy.

The Critical Pedagogy Symposium is a collaborative project sponsored by ACRL/NY, CUNY LILAC, Barnard College, METRO, Library Juice Press and Library Juice Academy and NYU Libraries. Additional sponsorship is provided by the CRTcollective, a community of international, interdisciplinary, and intersectional scholar-activists who are committed to cultivating knowledge and information across borders.

Symposium Committee:

 

Dianne Gordon Conyers

Associate Professor & Periodicals Librarian

LaGuardia Community College, CUNY

 

Emma C. Antobam-Ntekudzi

Instructor/Librarian

Bronx Community College, CUNY

 

Hafeezah Hussein

Instruction Assessment Associate,

Undergraduate & Instructional Services, NYU

 

Hailey Byrd

Dual Degree Student MA Costume Studies, NYU Steinhardt

MLIS, LIU Palmer School of Library Science

External Engagement Intern, Division of Libraries, NYU

 

Hebah Emara

Librarian for Open Innovation

Bern Dibner Library, NYU

 

Lia Warner

Reference and Instruction Associate

Reference Services Department, NYU

 

Liam Adler 

Director of Collections Strategy, Access, and Engagement

Librarian for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)

Barnard Library & Academic Information Services, Barnard College

 

Linda Miles, MLS, MA, PhD

Assistant Professor

Head of Reference

Hostos Community College, CUNY

 

Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz 

Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning & Engagement

New York University Libraries

Visiting Asst. Prof., Pratt School of Information

 

Stephanie Margolin 

Associate Professor & Instructional Design Librarian

Hunter College, CUNY

 

Symphony Bruce

Critical Pedagogy Librarian,

Undergraduate & Instructional Services, NYU