Graduate Roundtable Series: ACT UP Workshop

Incorporate a social justice perspective into your research processes

Presented by: Kelly Delevan, Information Literacy Librarian

Sponsored by: The GSO and SUL

Dinner will be provided to participants

The ACT UP method was created in 2018 to provide students with a way to incorporate a social justice perspective into their research processes. It acknowledges that information systems and sources are often privileged towards dominant groups. This method enables users to critically examine sources’ privilege and to shift the research paradigm to make room for other voices. “Research in its purest form is an act of resistance.” – Dawn Stahura, Librarian and Creator of the ACT UP Method

• Learn about the method and its application
• Put it into practice with sources
• Discover way to use the method in their own research and/or teaching with students