IRRT (International Relations Round Table)

34th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture
Reading as Belonging: Implications for Library and Information Practice
By Nadia Caidi
Professor and Director of International Student Experience
Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

Join us for the 34th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture with Nadia Caidi. Dr. Caidi will deliver a presentation titled "Reading as Belonging: Implications for Library and Information Practice." Drawing on her research on migration and belonging through the lens of heritage language and young people's engagement with reading for pleasure, she examines the extent to which the library and information field equips students and staff with the skills and mindset they need to work meaningfully with communities, to practice an ethics of care towards the most marginalized, and to take responsibility for our collective future. To learn more, please visit our website: https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/lectures/.

Thursday, September 19, 2024
3:30– 5:00 p.m. CT (Hybrid lecture)
5:00– 5:45 p.m. CT (In-person reception)
School of Information Sciences Building, Room 126
501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820

Dr. Nadia Caidi is Professor and Director of International Student Experience at the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. She is a scholar of information (and) marginalization and the role that information resources, institutions, and technologies play in the everyday lives of individuals and communities in various states of transition. Her research has been conducted in the context of global migration, language communities in a minority context, techno-spiritual and religious practices, and diversity by design in the information fields. Read more about Dr. Caidi on her faculty profile and personal webpage.

Learn & Connect with Dr. Caidi | September 18
We are pleased to offer two additional in-person opportunities to connect with Dr. Caidi, as well as Dr. Michelli Costa, Visiting Scholar, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Professor, Faculty of Information Science, University of Brasilia.

Doctoral Students Meet & Greet with Dr. Caidi
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
1:00–2:00 p.m. CT
School of Information Sciences, Room 4045
614 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820

Workshop: Arts-Based Knowledge Translation
Information (and Other) Professionals Supporting Communities Toward Action
Co-facilitators: Nadia Caidi & Michelli Costa
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
2:30– 4:30 p.m. CT
School of Information Sciences, Room 4045
614 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820

These events, along with the Lecture, celebrate Libraries for Peace (L4P) Day as the world community observes the International Day of Peace on September 21. Additionally, we are proud to be part of Welcoming Week 2024 (September 13–22) which brings together neighbors of all backgrounds to create welcoming and inclusive spaces in our community.

Co-Sponsors: Mortenson Center for International Library Programs | School of Information Sciences
University of Illinois Library Urbana-Champaign | Center for Global Studies
This event was supported in part by grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI grant program. The content of this event does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.