About

The Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference (CALC) is a conference that aims to provide a space to discuss all aspects of critical practice in libraries and librarianship including (but not limited to) decolonisation, critical pedagogy, equality, diversity and inclusion in library work and the representation of marginalised groups in the workforce, academia and literature.

CALC aims to:

• Be actively anti-racist in our policies, processes and practices

• Promote social justice and equity in all we do

• Model policies, processes and practices that promote equity for the wider community

• Provide a platform for and encourage participation by communities that experience marginalisation and exclusion in libraries, academia and traditional conferences

The conference is organised by Michelle Bond (Coventry University) and Darren Flynn (University of Northampton).