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Session: Open Access, Labor, And Knowledge Production, Emily Drabinski, Korey Jackson

Critlib Unconference

Notes from Session 1 at the Critlib Unconference 2015 held at Portland State University in March 2015, entitled "Open Access, Labor, and Knowledge Production." The session was moderated by Korey Jackson and the note taker was Emily Drabinski. Discusses a wide range of issues related to the economics of knowledge production, scholarly communications and information literacy, viewed through a critical lens.

Session: Hegemonic Information Structures, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session Attendees

Critlib Unconference

Notes from Session 3 of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held in Hoffman Hall at Portland State University, March 2015. The discussion focused on hegemonic information structures in academic libraries, as embodied in authority control and controlled vocabularies in particular, and cataloging practices in general. The discussion also included remarks on academic discourse, citation and information literacy frameworks.

Lightning Talk: Feminist Pedagogy: How One Person Is Using It In The Library, Annie Pho

Critlib Unconference

Slides from a presentation given by the author at the Critlib Unconference 2015, helad at Portland State University in March 2015. Provides an introduction to feminist pedagogy and explores the ways in which it impacts library instruction.

Critlib Tech Manifesto, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session 2 Attendees

Critlib Unconference

This document contains the beginnings of a Critlib Tech Manifesto, started during session 2 of the Critlib Uncnference 2015 held at Portland State University in March 2015. Session attendees continued to add notes and commentary following the session. The goal of the manifesto is to address the engagement with and the use, adoption, and promotion of technology in libraries.

Session: Critical Theory: Some Basics, Lydia Willoughby

Critlib Unconference

Slides from a presentation given at the Critlib Unconference 2015 held at Portland State University in March 2015. Provides an introduction to critical theory, and offers a survey its major theorists and associated paradigms, ranging from structuralism and post-structuralism, to intersectionality and critical race theory.

Lightning Talk: Auotethnography As A Research Method For Librarians, Rick Stoddart

Critlib Unconference

PDF version of a presentation given at the Critlib Unconference 2015 at Portland State University in March 2015. Briefly probes the intersection of autoethnography and critical library studies.

List Of Attendees, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

Critlib Unconference

This document contains a listing of all the persons who attended the Critlib Unoconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. The list contains attendee names, affiliations and Twitter handles.

The list was taken from the Unconference webpage: http://critlib2015.weebly.com/

Session: Guerilla Session 1, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session 1 Attendees

Critlib Unconference

Notes from Session1 of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. This was specified as a "guerilla" session, and was limited to ten participants. Discussion revolved around neutrality and ethics for librarians, as well as various aspects of reference instruction and student learning behaviors.

Session: Safe(R) Spaces, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session 3 Attendees

Critlib Unconference

Brief notes from Session 3 of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. Specifies questions about safety in libraries and library spaces.

Critlib Unconference 2015 Sticker, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

Critlib Unconference

Original design for a sticker used at Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015.

Lightning Talk: The Salaita Case At The University Of Illinois And Lis Practice, Sveta Stoytcheva

Critlib Unconference

Presentation given at the Critlib Unconference 2015 held at Portland State University in March 2015. Discusses the case of Prof. Salaita, who had an offer of tenure at the University of Illinois rescinded after making controversial statements about the conflict in Gaza. Probes the implications of this case for academic and intellectual freedom, and mobilization of critical information literacy skills..

Critlib Unconference 2015 Design Mockups, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

Critlib Unconference

Original mockups for designs used for the Unconference poster and buttons, notated by the designer. Used at the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015.

Critlib Unconference 2015 Poster, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

Critlib Unconference

Original design for the poster used for the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015.

Critlib Proposals By Topic, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

Critlib Unconference

An Excel spreadsheet which displays the ideas presented for the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. Broken down into topic, idea, comments, and additional proposal, as well as a proposed schedule.

Things To Do Nearby The Conference, Critlib Unconference 2015 Planning Administrators

Critlib Unconference

Brief document that outlines some nearby options that would be of interest to the attendees of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015.

Map Of Conference Venue -- Hoffman Hall C, Critlib Unconference 2015 Planning Administrators

Critlib Unconference

Map showing layout of Hoffman Hall on the Portland State University campus in Portland, Oregon. This was the primary location for the Critlib Unconference 2015, held on March 25, 2015.

Critlib Unconference 2015 Homepage, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

Critlib Unconference

A PDF version of the homepage for the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. The website as a whole provided a location for storing planning and conference materials, as well as an archive of documents.

As of June 15, 2015, the website could be accessed at http://critlib2015.weebly.com/

Session: Critiquing Critlib, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session 4 Attendees

Critlib Unconference

Notes from Session 4 of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. Raises several questions about critical theory in practice within library settings.

Session: Introduction To Critical Theory, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session 1 Attendees

Critlib Unconference

This document contains notes taken for Session 1 of the Critlib Unconference 2015 held at Portland State University in March 2015. Provides a basic review and survey of concepts of critical theory and their proponents, from Foucault and Baudrillard to Judith Butler and Derrida.

Critlib Unconference 2015 Button, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

Critlib Unconference

Original design for a button used at Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015.

Africans In Guangzhou : A Cultural Analysis Of Transnationality Amongst Africans On The Move, Roberto Carlos Castillo Bautista

Lingnan Theses

Over the last three decades, the shifts brought about by the ‘rise of China’ as a key player in global capitalism have had implications in a myriad of places, practices and imaginations. One such implication can be seen in the decade long presence of an African population in the southern city of Guangzhou.

In this dissertation, I look into the dynamics informing this presence by focusing on transnational connections, relations and practices. I take up the call (coming from different fields in the Humanities and Social Sciences) for an analysis of transnationality grounded in the everyday experiences of individuals ‘on …

A 21st Century Fairy Tale: Disney Princesses And Perceptions Of Gender, Gina Graham

Library Research Prize Student Works

Disney's animated characters, songs, story themes and trinkets are true cultural icons, venerated across the world by staunch believers, adults as well as children, who live in massive urban centers and in tiny rural hamlets (Faherty 1). For some, the Disney princess is the princess of all princesses (Do Rozario 34). As Bruce asserts, since the 1937 premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney's princesses have become a directing force of young American girls culture (Princesses 7). Before determining whether this force is positive or negative, one must ask: does the portrayal of princesses in Disney movies affect …

Biodynamic And Conventional Wine Cultures: Theoretical Implications From A Communication Studies Perspective, Audrey Elizabeth Coleman

Communication Studies

No abstract provided.

Examining Social Network Site Usage By Older Adults: A Phenomenological Approach, Betsy Baugess

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

The Internet has infiltrated our daily lives in many ways. Social networking on the Internet is a great example of how the Internet has expanded interpersonal communication. Many individuals have made social networking sites, like FaceBook and Twitter, an essential part of their lives and use these platforms to communicate daily. Until recently, young people have been the primary participants in this fast-growing phenomenon, and older adults' participation in the Internet, specifically social networking sites, has lagged far behind. However, in recent years, there has been a noteworthy increase in the number of older adult participants. The increase in older …

A Critical-Cultural Analysis Of Evolving Music Technology And Human Communication: Should We Let The Music Do The Talking?, Erin Warren

Communication Studies

Noted media communication scholar Marshall McLuhan said it best when he famously asserted “the medium is the message.” He continues on, recognizing that “the personal and social consequences of any medium -- that is, of any extension of ourselves -- result from the new scale Warren 5 that is introduced into our affairs by each extension of ourselves, or by any new technology” (McLuhan 7). One category of mediums it applies best to is music. This interests me, as a communication studies student and as someone who aims to understand the role that human interaction plays in music technology. In …

Accommodating New Vistas, Jessica Gasiorek, Howard Giles, Jordan Soliz

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

In this special issue, we aim to provide a diverse sample of current research that uses and/or extends Communication Accommodation Theory in innovative ways. With this prologue, we provide a general overview of the tenets and recent developments of theory, discussing how each of the seven original research articles included herein fits in the theory’s ever-evolving framework and body of research.

Bailamos Juntos: Salsa En Los E.E.U.U. Y El Mundo, Betty Tran

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

This composition traces the history of Cuban-American cultural identity formation through the lens of music and dance. As the author explains, Cuban immigrants cultivated a rich music and dance culture in New York City by creating a series of Latin and Afro-Cuban music genres and dances that brought diverse groups of people together. As a Vietnamese-American woman, Tran sees several connections between her family’s Vietnamese heritage and the cultural histories of Cubans who came to the United States as refugees seeking asylum from political oppression. As a first-generation college student, Tran believes it is important to share this composition as …

Four Poems, Roger L. Nash

The Goose

Poetry by Roger Nash

From 'Forced Fingers', Dan Eltringham

The Goose

Poetry by Dan Eltringham

Reading Wordsworth In The Tar Sands, Stephen S. Collis

The Goose

A report, in the form of a long poem, on the author's participation in the 5th annual Tar Sands Healing Walk, organized by the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, in Fort McMurray Alberta.