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Power to the People: Public Libraries Using Critical Information Literacy Pedagogy in Prisons

Hancock, Emilie J.·2021·Exploring the Roles and Practices of Libraries in Prisons: International Perspectives
DOI 10.1108/s0065-283020210000049005
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Abstract

Public library workers (PLW) in the United States can use critical information literacy pedagogy (CILP) as a framework for working with people who are incarcerated to combat oppression. PLW who teach information literacy in any capacity in carceral settings should honor their involvement in pedagogy and follow Paulo Freire’s pedagogical philosophy by rejecting humanitarian postures in favor of humanistic approaches. This can be accomplished by aiming to have both PLW and people who are incarcerated reach an awareness of and critique multiple information literacies, and for PLW to situate themselves alongside, not above, people in jails and prisons in an effort to authentically empower the incarcerated to re-enter society. This practice promotes social justice because it challenges the idea that information literacies associated with dominant groups – and thus, groups who are in power themselves – are intrinsically more valuable than information literacies engaged in by groups that are systematically disempowered. The chapter will end with prospective examples of PLW who participate in CILP in carceral settings.

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Authors
Hancock, E. J.
Corresponding author
Hancock, Emilie J.
Venue
Exploring the Roles and Practices of Libraries in Prisons: International Perspectives
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Published
2021-09-06
Pages
85-101
DOI
10.1108/s0065-283020210000049005
OpenAlex
W3194872234
Cited by
4
References
28
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2023: 2
FWCI
4.89
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.emeraldinsight.com/page/tdm (tdm)
Locations
Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Information Literacy
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Administration
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Information Science and Libraries
Keywords
public libraries, prisoners, prisons, Paulo Freire, critical pedagogy, information literacy, social justice, reentry, oppression, power relations

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Hancock, E. J. (2021). Power to the People: Public Libraries Using Critical Information Literacy Pedagogy in Prisons. Exploring the Roles and Practices of Libraries in Prisons: International Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1108/s0065-283020210000049005

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