retooling student consciousness | digital scholarship librarian @ucsdLibrary | critical infrastructure | california ♡ | opinions my own
Feb 27, 2019 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
great to see this passionate, critical discussion on libraries & public space!
detailing a few clarifications here for those interested, particularly to public librarians whose work, expertise, & struggle i deeply respect.
as many point out, public librarians are overworked/underpaid/precarious (just like many educators, adjuncts, service workers, gig workers, mechanical turks, & a growing sector of the labor force). in addition, western isolation is a deep rooted cultural problem with no quick fix
Feb 23, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
maybe we wouldn’t be so addicted to these screen things if we had accessible, inviting, and stimulating public spaces to feel seen, connected, included, and nourished?
Dec 28, 2018 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
ten weird tricks for resisting surveillance capitalism in and through the classroom . . . next term!
for educators looking for easy ways to resist digital oppression. summaries in thread. add your ideas with #weirdtrick hashtag. happy holidays!
digital tools used in classroom train the technological imagination of students. though it may be impossible to avoid such tools, you don't have to teach complacency
