Subjects
critical pedagogy, critical librarianship, critical information literacy, antiracist pedagogy
Document Type
Innovative Practice
Abstract
Critical librarianship, which critiques the role of libraries and information professionals in maintaining systems of oppression, has been growing in popularity in the profession, and instructors in Library and Information Science (LIS) have begun to address critical librarianship in their coursework. While critical pedagogy and critical librarianship have influenced approaches to LIS education, the intersection of these two has not been as thoroughly addressed. Additionally, the literature on critical information literacy focuses largely on library instruction. This case study explores a critical pedagogy approach in a critical librarianship class that prepares students for critical information literacy instruction. The instructor implemented student-led presentations and discussions, self-grading, and collaboratively setting course expectations. Student responses were overwhelmingly positive, and student performance in the course indicated the approach and content of the course were effective.
DOI
10.15760/comminfolit.2021.15.1.8
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/35895
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Rapchak, M. (2021). Introducing Critical Librarianship to Information Professionals: Using Critical Pedagogy and Critical Information Literacy in an LIS Graduate Course. Communications in Information Literacy, 15 (1), 140–157. https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2021.15.1.8