Pedagogies of Possibility Within the Disciplines: Critical Information Literacy and Literatures in English

摘要

WhilemostdisciplineshaverespondedtothegenericopennessoftheACRLStandardsbycreatingdiscipline-specificguidelinesandcompetencies,thereisaneedforustoconsiderotherwaystoapproachinformationliteracyinthedisciplines.CriticalinformationliteracyremindsustoengageourselvesandourstudentswithwhatFreiredescribedasquot;problem-posingeducation,quot;which“basesitselfoncreativityandstimulatestruereflectionandactionuponreality”(84).ThisarticlediscusseshowinformationliteracyworkinliteraturesinEnglishcouldengagestudentsandlibrariansintheactofcollectiveproblem-posingaboutthediscipline.Drawinguponcriticalinformationliteracy#039;semphasisonquestions,thisarticlearguesfortheimportanceofengagingourstudents,ourcolleagues,ourcampuses,ourselves,andourprofessionintheactofquestioningrelatedtoinformationliteracyandthedisciplines.