Cyborgs in the Academic Library: A Cyberfeminist Approach to Information Literacy Instruction |
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| Authors: | Gina Schlesselman-Tarango |
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| Institution: | University Libraries Research Center, University of Denver , Denver , Colorado |
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| Abstract: | This article expands on the figure of the cyborg librarian (Yoder 2003), specifically addressing its overtly cyberfeminist intentions. Drawing on critical information literacy and feminist pedagogy, the cyborg is positioned within the discussion of academic library instruction. This article suggests cyberfeminist techniques for encouraging students to navigate complex and diasporic information resources while thinking critically about issues of diversity and inclusion. Also provided are examples of ways in which the cyborg can guide students to use digital technologies to subvert the narratives that are woven throughout dominant information and knowledge paradigms. |
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| Keywords: | information literacy academic libraries feminist pedagogy cyberfeminism critical information literacy |
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