UIUC Symposium on Community as Intellectual Space June 12-14 Chicago

Submitted by lmclaug on June 8, 2009 - 10:06am

Community as Intellectual Space:
Critical Pedagogy and Community Building

REGISTRATION SITE: http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/CIS2009/

The fifth annual Community as Intellectual Space Symposium, co-organized by the Juan Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center (Chicago) and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will be held on June 12-14 at La Estancia on 2753 W. Division Street, Paseo Boricua, Chicago, Illinois. The theme of the symposium is "Critical Pedagogy: Community Building as Curriculum." As professionals and institutions are engaging with communities to enhance the life chances and well-being of residents, we consider how strength-based approaches such as community-building and critical pedagogy can offer effective and sustainable change - not just locally, but among collaborators as well; and why this matters.

The keynote speaker of this year's symposium is Antonia Darder. Antonia Darder is a Professor at the University of Illinois in Educational Policy Studies and the Latino/a Studies Department and has published extensively on the topic of critical pedagogy.

The symposium includes presentations on the Social Emotional Learning at Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School; Critical Pedagogy and its Application to Teacher Certification; Community Based Research; Community Informatics and Service-Learning; Community Health at the Barrio Arts, Culture, and Communications Academy; Urban Agriculture; workshops on Community Archiving and Web 2.0 Cataloging; Batey Urbano's production of Crime against Humanity, screenings of original documentaries filmed on Paseo Boricua, and community tours and art exhibits.

Continuing Professional Development Units (CDPUs), academic course credit for those who enroll in UI's LIS590 CIO and registration scholarships available.

For additional information, flier, preliminary program, and registration information please visit http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/CIS2009/

Please contact slirish@illinois.edu with any questions.

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