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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.

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 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.

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: Extra-Library Critlib Interventions, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session

Critlib Unconference

Notes from Session 1 of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015, titled Extra-library Critlib Interventions. Discusses challenges and barriers to critical library work, and how these may be met

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.

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.

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 …