Symposium

Thursday, May 18th 2023 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm

See a recording of this webinar here.

Critical Pedagogy Symposium (virtual)  
May 17th - May 19th, 2023  
12pm - 4pm EST

The Critical Pedagogy Symposium aimed to be a working symposium that focused on building a space to learn, collaborate, and engage with critical race theory in dialogue and community. The 2023 Symposium focused on critical race theory in libraries. The working definition of critical pedagogy for this symposium includes: teaching and learning in the library that interrogates power structures, distributions of labor, histories, queer, racial inequities, environmental and social justices, and other forms of anti-oppression frameworks.

It featured key presentations: 

Opening Keynote
David James Hudson ((University of Guelph)  
Wednesday, May 17, 12:00pm – 1:30pm EST  

Mid-Symposium Plenary
Critical Race Theory and Critical Pedagogy Librarianship: Intersections, Explorations, and Practice with Jamillah R. Gabriel (Harvard University), Robin Gee (Cornell University), Tova Johnson (Oregon Health & Science University), and Symphony Bruce (New York University)  
Thursday, May 18, 2:30pm EST – 4:00pm EST  

Closing Keynote
Emily Drabinski (City University of New York Graduate Center) in conversation with Baharak Yousefi (Simon Fraser University) and David James Hudson, moderated by Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz (New York University)  
Friday, May 19, 2:30pm EST – 4:00pm EST  

For more information about the program, see the symposium website.

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.