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As the federal government takes aim squarely at libraries and higher education, an organized sector-wide response is crucial. How can academic library workers take part? What can we learn from our shared history of struggle? Join us for a robust discussion of how we can meet the moment.
Presenter Info
Emily Drabinski
Emily Drabinski is an Associate Professor at the Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She is the immediate past president of the American Library Association.
Meredith Kahn
Meredith Kahn – Librarian for Gender & Sexuality Studies at the University of Michigan. They are an elected leader of a union (LEO-GLAM, AFT-MI 6244) representing librarians, archivists, and curators.
Miriam Posner
Miriam Posner is an Associate Professor at the UCLA Department of Information Studies. She’s also a digital humanities scholar with interests in labor, race, feminism, and the history and philosophy of data. Miriam has published widely on technology, data, and the humanities, including pieces in Logic, The Guardian, and The New Yorker. Her book, Seeing Like a Supply Chain: Data in the Circuits of Global Trade, tells the story of the technology that makes supply chains work, from punch-cards to neural nets. It will be published by Yale University Press next year.
Roxanne Shirazi
Roxanne Shirazi is Associate Professor and Head of Archives & Special Collections at the CUNY Graduate Center. She is project director for the CUNY Digital History Archive, serves on the AAUP’s Committee on College and University Governance, and is a proud member of the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, AFT Local #2334.