ALISE 2025 Annual Conference Featuring Keynote Speaker Dr. Safiya U. Noble
October 6 – October 8
Decolonising Pedagogies: Agency, Identity, Practices
ALISE is excited to head to Kansas City this October—and we want you to join the celebration as we mark 125 years of our community! This milestone honors 125 years of ALISE as a vibrant, collaborative association advancing the field of Library and Information Science.
The theme “Decolonising Pedagogies: Agency, Identity, Practices,” infers a profound respect for how we, in LIS education, engage with agency, identity, and practices in our pedagogy. The theme invokes a critical inquiry into our pedagogy as a holistic and authentic expression of each of us as diverse, complex, and divine human beings who research, teach, and practice library and information science. By honoring our best selves, we share that self with our students and community members to inspire them to walk with empathy and care of the human condition as an intricate labyrinth of interdependent identities and heritages essential for knowledge sharing, professional success, and personal happiness.
This year’s conference speaker is Dr. Safiya U. Noble, David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair of Social Sciences and Professor of Gender Studies, African American Studies, and Information Studies at UCLA. She currently serves as a Director of the UCLA DataX Initiative, leading work in critical data studies for the campus.
Early Bird Registration Now Open!
Register on or before August 8th to receive a discount on registration.
After this date, registration rates will increase.
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