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Olivia Hobbs, Salisbury University Contact: orhobbs123@gmail.com
Examining a Librarian’s Authority Through Feminist Pedagogy Olivia Hobbs, Salisbury University Contact: The Basics of Feminist Pedagogy The Risks of Feminist Pedagogy “The feminist teacher is above all a role model of a leader” – Carolyn Shrewsbury Active/engaged learning environment Focus on empowerment, community, and leadership Dedicated to social justice issues Anti-hierarchal Not considered actual teaching because teacher refuses ultimate authority Expects students to take responsibility for learning Faculty and librarians already struggle to collaborate Issues with Authority How to Balance Feminist Pedagogy & Authority Patriarchal Ignores personal experience Prevents collaboration Both the student and librarian should be an active teacher and learner Present strength of information expertise to faculty, rather than subject expertise Without Feminist Pedagogy With Feminist Pedagogy The ACRL Framework on Authority Professor Librarian Student Professor Student Librarian Student Professor Librarian “acknowledge they [the students] are developing their own authoritative voices in a particular area and recognize the responsibilities this entails, including seeking accuracy and reliability, respecting intellectual property, and participating in communities of practice” “understand the increasingly social nature of the information ecosystem where authorities actively connect with one another and sources develop over time.” “Our labor as academic teachers is unthinkable without acknowledging our positions of institutionally sanctioned authority and power” – Carmen Luke Feminist pedagogy should empower both the student and the librarian.
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